b'Appendix 4Baseline MetricsFunctional Corporate Plan PerformanceArea GoalsHousing Supply 3.3 Continue to work with regional Continue the roll out of the HAP Homeless and sectoral partners to reduce thePlacefinder Service.numbers of people who need to beIntroduce and deliver Housing First in the coun-placed in emergency accommodation,ty in conjunction with our partnersby increasing availability of housingThe Peter McVerry Truststock and working closely withapproved housing bodies and Pursue innovative solutions to addressadvocacy groups to reduce the homelessness in the countynumbers who find themselves Note: Kildare County Concil is the lead authority forhomeless or at risk of being the Mid-East Region (Kildare, Meath, Wicklow) andhomeless, and enable people to as such, has a key role in relation to thesustain their tenancies implementation of the regional action plan andHousing First implementation, in addition to reporting responsibilities to Department of Housing,Planning and Local Government.3.4 To maximise availability and Utilisation of Existing Housing Stockutilisation of housing through repair/refurbishment of vacant unitsGreater utilisation and improvement of existing social and private housing stock to increase the availability of social housing.3.5 To provide suitable, accessible Provision of Housing Support to Persons social housing and housing supportswith a Disabilityfor older persons and people witha disability and to support homeowners to carry out necessary Deliver and adapt appropriate housing for adaptations/improvements to disabled persons and provide grant funding.enable them to continue residingin their home.3.7 Facilitate access to social housing,Support to Customers and Tenantsand other supports, where applicantsProvide eligible persons with access to have demonstrated eligibility with thesocial housing supports, engage with and necessary criteria support existing tenants. Support eligible persons to accessRebuilding Ireland Home Loan funding.1.3 Ensure over the lifetime of theTo continue to encourage energy efficiency and Corporate Plan that climate actionenvironmental awareness by incorporating ais mainstreamed into the Councilsmodule in the tenancy induction programme.policies, buildings, infrastructure andTo implement a programme of retrofittingoperations to reduce energy demand Council houses to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon usage, subject to availableresources.74'