Useful Resources
Government Departments
Comhairle
The Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle) is the national support agency responsible for supporting the provision of information, advice and advocacy on social services.
www.citizensinformationboard.ie
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Development Co-operation Ireland
Irish Aid is the Government of Ireland’s programme of assistance to developing countries.
www.dci.gov.ie
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Government Departments and Bodies
Website containing information on the National Development Plan 2007-2013.
www.ndp.ie
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Irish Government website
This site will help you to find government organisations or information by providing links, indices of recent publications and a search engine that searches all government sites.
www.irlgov.ie
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MABS
Money, Advice and Budgeting Services
www.mabs.ie
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The Department of Education and Science
The department aims to provide high-quality education which will (a) enable individuals to achieve their full potential and to participate fully as members of society; and (b) contribute to Ireland's social, cultural and economic development.
www.education.ie
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The Department of Foreign Affairs
The department's website contains travel advice, passport, citizenship and visa information, authentication of documents etc.
www.foreignaffairs.gov.ie
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The Department of Health and Children
The Department of Health and Children's statutory role is to support the Minister in the formulation and evaluation of policies for the health services.
It also has a role in the strategic planning of health services. This is carried out in conjunction with the Health Service Executive, voluntary service providers, Government Departments and other interests.
www.dohc.ie
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The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
The department aims to maintain and enhance community security and equality through the development of a range of policies and high quality services.
www.justice.ie
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The Department of Social and Family Affairs
The Department aims to promote a caring society through ensuring access to income support and other services, enabling active participation, promoting social inclusion and supporting families.
www.welfare.ie
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The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
www.environ.ie
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The National Children's Office
The National Children's Office is now part of the Office of the Minister for Children who is committed to improving the lives of all children in Ireland under the National Children's Strategy and aims to bring greater coherence to policy making for children.
www.nco.ie
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The Office for Social Inclusion
The Office for Social Inclusion is the Irish Government Office with overall responsibility for developing, co-ordinating and driving Ireland's National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007 - 2016.
www.socialinclusion.ie
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Housing Links
Cluid Housing Association
Clúid aims to design, build and manage high quality affordable housing and facilitate the creation of homes and sustainable communities for those in housing need.
www.cluid.ie
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Construction Industry Federation
The representative body for Ireland's construction industry.
www.cif.ie
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Cork Social Housing Forum
Cork Social Housing Forum aims to raise awareness of Social and Affordable Accommodation issues and to lobby the government and policy makers with a view to enhancing accommodation provision in Cork City and City Hinterland area.
www.corksocialhousingforum.com
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Focus Ireland
Focus Ireland aims to advance the right of people-out-of-home to live in a place they call home through quality services, research, and advocacy.
www.focusireland.ie
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Homeless Agency
Established as part of the Government strategy on homelessness, the Homeless Agency is responsible for the management and coordination of services to people who are homeless in the Dublin area and for the implementation of agreed action plans which aim to eliminate homelessness in the capital by 2010.
www.homelessagency.ie
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Housing Association for Integrated Living
HAIL is a voluntary housing association with properties in the greater Dublin area. They provide accommodation for families and individuals with a range of housing needs, but primarily for those with mental health needs who need additional support to live independently in the community.
www.hail.ie
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Housing Institute of Ireland
The professional association for Housing management practitioners and others concerend with the planning and provision of Housing services in Ireland
www.irishhousinginstitute.ie
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IPA Housing Unit
The IPA Housing Unit facilitates the improved management of the public and social housing sector and the Unit is funded by Local Authorities and the Department of the Environment and Local Government.
www.housingunit.ie
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Irish Council for Social Housing
The ICSH was formed in 1982 by housing and hostel organisations in Ireland to act as a national representative, promotional, information and advisory federation.
www.icsh.ie
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No Stress, Change of Address
NewAddress.ie aims to make moving house easier for house movers and their providers of goods and services, through enabling your change of address to be notified via the Internet, thereby making the whole process more efficient and economic.
www.newaddress.ie
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Safe Home Ireland
Safe-Home is a National organisation that seeks to assist older Irish born emigrants to return to their homeland.
www.safehomeireland.com
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Simon Community
The Simon Communities of Ireland is the federation of eight Communities in Cork, Dublin, Dundalk, Galway, the Midlands, the Mid West, the North West, and the South East. Simon has been working with people who are homeless in Ireland since 1969.
www.simon.ie
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Threshold
Threshold is a not-for-profit organisation whose aim is to secure a right to housing, particularly for households experiencing the problems of poverty and exclusion.
www.threshold.ie
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Educational Links
National University of Ireland, Galway
Established in 1845 as Queen's College Galway, NUI Galway now has more than 15,000 students and has an established reputation in teaching and research excellence in each of its seven faculties - Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Celtic Studies, Medicine & Health Sciences, and Law.
www.nuigalway.ie
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University College of Dublin
UCD offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the humanities and sciences and currently has a student population of approximately 22,000, including 2,000 international students.
www.ucd.ie
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Support Groups
Barnardos
Barnardos is one of Ireland’s leading children’s charity and each year works directly with over 12,000 children and families throughout Ireland. Barnardos also raises issues through our advocacy programme to make Ireland the best place in the world for all children in Ireland.
www.barnardos.ie
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Other
Adobe Acrobat 9
Adobe Acrobat is a program or suite of programs from Adobe Systems, Inc. which creates, edits, and manipulates PDF files that can be viewed on any computer system that has software capable of reading PDF files
www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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Autodesk Design Review
Autodesk Design Review free is an integrated, all-digital way to view, print, review, mark up, and track changes to drawings, maps, and models—without the original design-creation software.
dwfcommunity.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-dwf-viewer.html
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Respond! Comeragh Court
This is the website created and managed by the Residents of Comeragh Court, Clonmel, Co Tipperary. This pilot scheme is being run in conjunction with Mo Bhaile.
http://local.mobhaile.ie/comeraghcourt
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Respond! Millenium Court
This is the website created and managed by the Residents of Millenium Court, Kilkenny.
http://local.mobhaile.ie/millenniumcourt
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Respond! Partners
Healy Kelly Turner & Townsend
Healy Kelly Turner & Townsend is a quality driven, international construction and management consultancy.
www.hktt.ie
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Malone O' Regan
Malone O'Regan is one of Ireland's most successful Engineering and Environmental Consultancy practices.
www.maloneoregan.ie
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McInerney Homes
McInerney Homes is one of Ireland's oldest companies with more than 100 years experience of building homes for people.
www.mcinerneyhomes.ie
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MDY Construction
MDY Construction Ltd was established in 1985 and is an experienced general contracting company in the Irish Construction Industry. The company offers competitive tendering, professional management and efficient contruction for all types of building projects, both public and private.
www.mdy.ie
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Murnane O' Shea Ltd
Murnane & O'Shea Ltd. is one of Ireland's leading property developers and building contractors.
www.mosgroup.ie
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O' Reilly Hyland Tierney & Associates
Founded in 1945, O' Reilly Hyland Tierney & Associates have been providing Quantity Surveying and Construction Cost Consultancy services to the Construction Industry for more than 60 years.
www.orht.ie
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