39.— (1) The housing authority or responsible housing authority, as the case may be, shall appoint a group (in this Chapter referred to as a “ management group ”) consisting of certain members of the homelessness consultative forum or joint homelessness consultative forum, as the case may be, being such person or persons referred to in section 38 (8) (a), (b) and (c) as the housing authority or responsible authority, as the case may be, considers appropriate in accordance with such directions as the Minister may give under section 41.

(2) The management group may regulate, by standing orders or otherwise, its meetings and proceedings.

(3) The housing authority or responsible housing authority, as the case may be, may provide such services and support relating to the operation of the management group, as such housing authority considers appropriate, in accordance with such directions as the Minister may give under section 41.

(4) The management group—

(a) shall perform the functions conferred on it by this Chapter in relation to the preparation and modification of the draft homelessness action plan and the review of the homelessness action plan, and

(b) may make recommendations to the housing authority or, in the case of a joint homelessness consultative forum, the housing authorities concerned, to the Health Service Executive or to any specified body, in relation to all or any of the following:

(i) services required to address homelessness in the administrative area or administrative areas concerned;

(ii) funding for such services taking into account the financial resources that are available or are likely to be available;

(iii) the operation of the homelessness action plan having regard to any information, views, advice or reports provided by the homelessness consultative forum or joint homelessness consultative forum, as the case may be.

(5) The proceedings of a management group shall not be invalidated by any vacancies among the membership.