The Housing Agency has equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of what we do.
The Housing Agency recently was awarded the Investors in Diversity Bronze Award from the Irish Centre for Diversity and is currently working towards achieving the Silver accreditation. Investors in Diversity is Ireland’s premier Diversity and Inclusion accreditation and the award affirms that The Housing Agency has built a strong foundation to embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion across the organisation, and are equipped for the journey of becoming more equitable and inclusive.
The Housing Agency signs the Diversity Charter
In July 2023, The Housing Agency signed the Diversity Charter. By signing Diversity Charter Ireland, The Housing Agency demonstrated their commitment to promoting diversity, equality and inclusion as living values so that the Agency can:
a) Attract, recruit and promote talented people who will contribute their best and play their part in promoting a culture where we can bring our diversity to work to support innovation, creativity, improved performance and decision-making.
b) Prevent discrimination and promote equality for groups covered in the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015 and the Equal Status Acts 2000-2018, that is, age, civil status, disability, family status, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation and membership of the Traveller Community.
c) Continually cultivate an environment that demonstrates dignity and respect for the diversity of our employees, customers, clients, suppliers, subcontractors, partners, shareholders, i.e., all internal and external stakeholders.
d) Build awareness and understanding of the benefits for people, organisations and society of promoting diversity, equality and inclusion.
Diversity Charter Ireland is a network of signatory organisations seeking to build best practice in promoting diversity, equality and inclusion in their workplaces. By signing Diversity Charter Ireland, organisations make public a statement of commitment, to address diversity, equality and inclusion in the workplace in a framework that is tailored to the Irish context. You can find out more about Diversity Charter Ireland here - Diversity Charter Ireland
You can view the Diversity Charter here - Diversity Charter
Our commitment to Diversity
The Housing Agency's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Working Group is a collection of staff from all grades and professions across the organisation. It is involved in community gain projects annually. The Agency also has an internship for vulnerable adults to assist people to gain experience that hopefully results in their inclusion in the workforce.
Community Gain Project in Piercetown - On September 15th, a group of hugely dedicated volunteers from The Housing Agency travelled to Piercetown to work on a garden nursery as part of a community gain project in conjunction with Prosper Fingal.
This pilot outreach event, as part of the work of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Working Group, aimed and succeeded in rejuvenating a space in the community into a usable garden with sensory features. The day consisted of clearing out what was currently there, rejuvenating the existing features, building raised beds, and planting new areas with herbs, flowers and vegetables. The Housing Agency horticulturists put in an incredible shift despite the constant and sometimes very heavy rain.
A total of €2,235 was very generously raised to fund the project.
Prosper Fingal provide services and supports to adults with an intellectual disability in North County Dublin. They support individuals to live the life they choose, in the same way and same places as everybody else. They support approximately 500 individuals and their carers across Fingal and Meath.