Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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528. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an organisation (details supplied) is a solvent company. [34060/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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My Department’s role in relation to homelessness involves the provision of a national framework of policy, legislation and funding to underpin the role of local authorities in addressing homelessness at a local level. Statutory responsibility in relation to the provision of homeless accommodation and related services rests with individual local authorities.

The named organisation informed the Dublin Region Homeless Executive and my Department of potential financial issues in the organisation in July 2023. The organisation also advised that it had separately informed the Charities Regulator and the AHB Regulator (AHBRA).

My Department and the DRHE formed an Oversight Group, chaired by an independent governance and legal expert, to review the financial and governance issues raised and to advise the Department appropriately. The DRHE also appointed PwC to undertake a review and preliminary and final reports were provided to the Oversight Group.

On 28 November, the Government approved funding on an exceptional basis of up to €15 million to be paid to the named organisation. Funding was provided between December 2023 and 31 March 2024. There are 32 conditions attached to the provision of exceptional funding, including actions already undertaken/underway as well as additional actions to be undertaken by the organisation.

A new Oversight Group was set up to oversee the implementation of the conditions attached to the exceptional funding. The new Oversight Group comprises of officials from my Department, the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive and a local authority representative nominated by the CCMA. The Oversight Group continues to monitor the conditions attached to the exceptional funding.

In addition, AHBRA and the Charities Regulator have also conducted an examination of the financial and governance issued being experienced by the organisation, those examinations have now concluded and the reports have been published. The organisation is working with the Regulators to address governance issues identified in the organisation and the AHB Regulator has appointed an independent expert to review the progress being made in implementing the necessary corrective actions.

My Department continues to work with the named organisation to ensure the continuity of homeless services and has not been made aware of any issues related to their solvency, at this time.