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The Housing Practitioners' Conference 2024: Opportunities for Sustainable Housing will take place at the Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath on Thursday, 25 April and Friday, 26 April 2024 (half day).

The Conference is organised as a joint-initiative between the Institute of Public Administration and The Housing Agency.

Housing Practitioners' Conference

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25 & 26 April 2024

Key Facts

The Housing Practitioners' Conference 2024: Opportunities for Sustainable Housing will take place at the Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath on Thursday, 25 April and Friday, 26 April 2024 (half day).

The Conference is organised as a joint-initiative between the Institute of Public Administration and The Housing Agency.

The Premliminary Programme is outlined below:

Thursday, 25 April 2024

8:30am

Registration

9:30

Conference Welcome

Michael Carey, Chairman of The Housing Agency 

Opening Address

Minister Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

9:50

Progress, Delivery & Future Opportunities

  • Bob Jordan, The Housing Agency 
  • Áine Stapleton, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 
  • Margaret Geraghty, Housing Delivery Co-ordination Office, Local Government Management Agency
  • Éadaoin Ní Chléirigh, Irish Council for Social Housing 

Chaired by Eileen Dunne, former RTÉ newsreader

11:10 Break
11:30

Choice of Workshops, including:

  • Cost Rental;
  • Careers in Housing;
  • Age Friendly Homes;
  • Apartment Remediation;
  • HSE Community Care Networks.
12:45 pm Lunch
1:45

Resilience in the Housing Sector

John Ryan, CEO, Healthy Place to Work

2:15

Vacant Homes: Opportunities for Collaboration

Chaired by Claire Feeney, Director of Services & Inclusion. The Housing Agency

3:30

Choice of workshops , including:

  • Affordable Purchase;
  • Traveller Accommodation;
  • the Rental Sector;
  • Protecting Staff Wellbeing,
  • Allocation Processes. 
4:50 Close of Day One
7:00 Pre Dinner Reception
8:00 Evening Dinner
Friday, 26 April 2024
10:00 am

Funding Opportunities

Further details to be announced.

11:15

Break

11:45

Opportunities for a Sustainable Future

  • John-Mark McCafferty, Threshold
  • Ciarán Hayes, Sustainability Consultant

Chaired by David Silke, Director of Insights & Operations, The Housing Agency

1:00 pm

Conference Close

Bob Jordan, The Housing Agency

1:15 Lunch

Duration

One and a Half Day Conference

Partnership

The Housing Practitioners' Conference is organised in association with the Housing Agency.

Fees & Enrolment

Fee: The cost of attending the Housing Practitioners' Conference is €320 per person (not including accommodation).  For every 5 participants that are booked to attend from the same organisation, a 6th participant can attend for free.

Bookings

Please book using the Book Now button above or the online booking form below.  All bookings will be confirmed via email.

Should you have any questions, please contact us via training@ipa.ie.

Accommodation

The conference will take place at the Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, N91 A4EP

Accommodation should be booked directly with the hotel or accommodation venue of your choice, including:

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The Programme

The Housing Practitioners' Conference 2024: Opportunities for Sustainable Housing will take place at the Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath on Thursday, 25 April and Friday, 26 April 2024 (half day).

The Conference is organised as a joint-initiative between the Institute of Public Administration and The Housing Agency.

Who is this for?

The Housing Practitioners' Conference will be of interest to those working in Housing Services in Central and Local Government across Ireland as well as those working in Approved Housing Bodies.

 

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