National Homeless Action Committee
- Published on: 3 March 2022
- Last updated on: 13 September 2024
- Relevant Body - Regulation of Lobbying Act
- Membership
- Terms of Reference
- Agendas and Minutes
- Expected Timeframe for the Group to Conclude its Work
- Reporting Arrangements
Housing for All provides for the establishment of a National Homeless Action Committee. In line with this commitment, the National Homeless Action Committee (NHAC) was established in Q4 2021.
NHAC is a cross-governmental and inter-agency oversight group with membership drawn from key Departments, agencies and stakeholders
The overarching objective of NHAC is to ensure that a renewed emphasis is brought to collaborating across Government to implement actions in Housing for All, along with bringing better coherence and coordination of homeless-related services in delivering policy measures and actions to address homelessness. Beyond this, the Committee will also have a role in addressing emerging homeless-related issues and in developing further responses.
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage chairs the Committee. The Committee meets on a quarterly basis.
Relevant Body - Regulation of Lobbying Act
The National Homeless Action Committee is a "relevant body" as defined under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. It complies with the provisions under the associated Transparency Code and is therefore exempted from the requirement to register and report on lobbying activities.
Membership
| Name of Member | Organisation | Previously a Designated Public Official? (For non public service members) |
| Minister Darragh O’Brien (Chair) | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | - |
| Anna Visser | Department of the Taoiseach | - |
| Jim Walsh | Department of Health | - |
| Ben Ryan | Department of Justice | - |
| Noel Hand | Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection | - |
| Grainne Egan | Department of Education | - |
| Andrew Patterson | Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | - |
| Bob Jordan | Housing Agency | - |
| Sinéad Carr | County and City Management Association (CCMA) | - |
| Joseph Doyle | Health Service Executive (HSE) | - |
| Mary Hayes | Dublin Regional Homeless Executive | - |
| Clare Murphy | Tusla | - |
| John-Mark McCafferty | Threshold | No |
| Niall Mulligan | Peter McVerry Trust | No |
| Pat Dennigan | Focus Ireland | No |
| Marcella Stakem | St Vincent De Paul | No |
| David Carroll | DePaul | No |
| Catherine Kenny | Dublin Simon | No |
| Wayne Stanley | Simon Communities | No |
| Conor Hickey | Crosscare | No |
| Rob Lowth | Housing Agency | - |
| Maria Joyce | National Traveller Women’s Forum |
Terms of Reference
Agendas and Minutes
Expected Timeframe for the Group to Conclude its Work
Ongoing.
Reporting Arrangements
The Youth Homelessness Strategy 2023-2025 was published in Quarter 4 2022.