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About Us

Our Structure

The Homeless Agency is responsible for the planning, co-ordination and administration of funding in relation to the provision of quality services to people who are homeless in the Dublin area, and for the development of responses to prevent homelessness. We work in partnership with a range of voluntary and statutory agencies to implement  the agreed plan, A key to the door 2007-2010 to deliver integrated services to people who are homeless and assisting them to move rapidly to appropriate long-term housing and independence with supports as required. We advocate for improvements in mainstream policies and services to make them responsive to the special needs of people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.  We also work with all agencies to develop strategies to prevent homelessness from occurring.

Since its establishment, the Homeless Agency has been concerned to ensure that there is appropriate participation of organisations involved in the delivery of services to people who are homeless in Dublin. A number of formal mechanisms, issue based working groups, forums, networks and reviews have been established since the inception of the Homeless Agency. 

The executive of the Homeless Agency comprises of a Director and staff who are responsible to ensure the implementation of the Action Plan for Dublin 2007-2010. This involves monitoring the implementation of the plan as well as carrying out actions allocated directly to the staff of the Homeless Agency

The work of the Homeless Agency executive compliments the work undertaken by the Board, Consultative Forum and other bodies that form part of the partnership structure. It provides the administrative structure and support necessary for the Homeless Agency Partnership to function.
 
The Homeless Agency executive reports, through the Board, to the Cross Departmental Team on Homelessness, which in turn reports to the Minister for Housing and Urban Renewal and to the Cabinet Subcommittee on Social Inclusion, chaired by the Taoiseach. An advisory body, the Consultative Forum, which comprises statutory and voluntary sector members also reports to the Board whose key responsibility includes development and implementation of A Key to the Door.

The workplan of the Homeless Agency Executive takes place under the guidance of the action plan.

The workplan of each team is guided by specific core actions in the action plan. The teams include;

  • Management
  • Research and Information
  • Communications and Information
  • Learning and Performance
  • Service Integration
  • Finance
If you would like further information on the work of the Agency please contact us at homeless@dublincity.ie or telephone (01) 703 6100