Proposed

Agenda -
Subject to
Change

Roundtable - Homelessness,
Intellectual Disability and Autism
25 October 2017 | Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8

9.30 Registration | Tea and Coffee

10.00 Introduction and Opening

Suzy Byrne, Senior Advocate, National Advocacy

Service

Louise Loughlin, National Manager, National

Advocacy Service

Laura Dowling, Advocate, National Advocacy

Service
10.30 Panel Discussion | Current Experiences

Ed Hannon, De Paul Trust

Hazel Mulligan, Service Manager, St Michaels

House

Darragh Byrne, Regional Manager, Gheel Autism

Service

Majella Darcy, Head of Treatment and

Enterprise, Dublin Simon

Panel Chairperson | Selina Bonnie, Access

Officer South Dublin County Council

11.00 Personal Experiences Presentations

11.30 Tea and Coffee Break

 Proposed
Agenda -
Subject to
Change

Roundtable - Homelessness,
Intellectual Disability and Autism
25 October 2017 | Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8

11.45 Panel Discussion | Current Policy Challenges

and Practice Opportunities
Dr Michael Byrne, National Disability Children
and Families Team

Cormac O Donnell, Regional Homeless

Executive

Adam Harris, CEO and Founder, AsIAm

Paula Mayock, Assistant Professor, School of

Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College
Dublin

Panel Chairperson | Mark O'Connor, Community

EngagementLead, Inclusion Ireland
13.00 Lunch (light lunch provided)

14.00 Policy and Needs Analysis Roundtable Activity

Introduction | Laura Dowling, Advocate,
National Advocacy Service

15.15 Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner, Irish Human

Rights and Equality Commission
Introduction | Ronan Halpenny, Regional
Manager, National Advocacy Service

15.30 Roundtable Report | Next Steps

Suzy Byrne, Senior Advocate, National Advocacy
Service

16.00 Close