Housing and Homelessness Committee to launch key Report into tackling homelessness

16th June 2016

You are invited to attend, or send a representative.

Event: Launch of Report of the Committee on Housing and Homelessness.
Location: AV Room, Leinster House.
Date: Friday, 17th June 2016.
Time: 11am.

Committee Chairman, John Curran TD, says: “Tomorrow our Committee will launch its final report into the housing and homelessness problem in Ireland. The scale of the challenge facing Ireland is immense. As well as those who are already homeless, there are thousands of others who are at risk of losing their homes and facing homelessness.  Since our first meeting in April, our Committee has heard from a large number witnesses and also received over 80 written submissions from the public and interested stakeholders.”

“The report we will launch tomorrow will detail the recommendations we have arrived at on foot of our engagement with groups and individuals on how best to tackle the problem of housing and homelessness.”

The Chairman and other Committee Members will be in attendance and available for questions following the launch.

Copies of the report will be available at the launch and it will be published on the Oireachtas website shortly afterwards.

The launch will be broadcast live on Oireachtas TV: Virgin Media Channel 207; Sky Channel 574; eir Vision Channel 504; Vodafone TV Channel – 201.

It will also be live-streamed on the Oireachtas website via this link.

To attend this event you must be accredited to attend briefings in Leinster House.