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Homeless Action Plan 2007-2010
Local Authorities and Health Service Actions
The Government’s Homelessness: An Integrated Strategy requires that local authorities produce an Action Plan every three years, in partnership with the Health Service Executive and other relevant voluntary and statutory stakeholders, for the delivery of services and the provision of accommodation for people experiencing homelessness.
The Homeless Agency Partnership Action Plan satisfies this requirement for the four Dublin local authorities. This section summarises the specific commitments made by each local authority under the three strategic aims.
As well as the local authority actions, as the Health Service Executive (HSE) is such an important provider of both specialist and mainstream services, a summary of its specific commitments is also given. The Homeless Persons Unit (HPU) is a specialist service run by the HSE.
In addition to the actions listed below, it is important to bear in mind that the four Dublin local authorities and the HSE are also full members of the Homeless Agency Partnership. As such, they also share responsibility for the implementation of all of the actions in the plan, even where they are not lead agencies.
All four Dublin Local Authorities:
Core 1: Identify people and households at risk of homelessness and intervene appropriately with a co-ordinated multi-agency approach
Core 5: Continue the localisation of mainstream and specialist homeless services
Core 7: Local authorities and housing associations to provide social rented housing
Core 9: Maximise housing provision for people and households through the Rental Accommodation Scheme
Core 10: Evaluate and review existing models of long-term housing supports and seek appropriate revenue funding streams for the implementation of best practice in this area for people who have been homeless
For further details on each local authority and HSE actions, please click here.