8.—Before preparing a draft of an accommodation programme or, where appropriate, a draft of an amendment to or a replacement of the accommodation programme, F14[a housing authority shall] give notice in writing of the intention to do so to—

(a) any F15[housing authority] where the functional area of such F15[housing authority] adjoins the functional area of the F15[housing authority] preparing, amending or replacing the accommodation programme,

(b) F16[…]

F17[(c) the Health Service Executive,]

(d) the local consultative committee concerned,

(e) such local community bodies as the F18[housing authority] consider appropriate, and

(f) such other body as the F19[housing authority] concerned consider appropriate having regard to all the circumstances, including voluntary or non-profit making bodies that are engaged in the provision of accommodation, shelter and welfare or any of them in the functional area concerned.