Respond! National Conference 2009

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7 May 2009

The Respond! National Conference 2009 was on May 7th in the Osprey Hotel and Spa, Naas, Co Kildare. The theme of the day was "Is Combatting Poverty a Dead Agenda?"

The main objectives of this conference were to:
  • Examine the effects of the economic downturn on the housing and community

  • Discuss how social policy (bearing in mind government resources) can help combat poverty

  • The effect of the recent economic downturn on social housing capital funding programmes

  • Examine the impact of recent Budgets on the most vulnerable in our society

  • Investigate the legal and social reality for hose in poverty

  • Offer and openly discuss proposals of recovery


The Conference was be chaired by Eddie Hobbs, Broadcaster and Financial Consultant.

Respond! National Conference 2009