Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 May 2023
107. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Protection 2020-2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24632/23]
View answerThe Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 is a whole of Government strategy with the ambitious aim to reduce consistent poverty to 2 per cent or less and to make Ireland one of the most socially inclusive member states in the EU. The Roadmap was published in January 2020 and contains seven high level goals, delivered by 66 unique commitments. Implementation of Roadmap commitments is well underway with many commitments either fully achieved or close to completion and work ongoing in relation to the remainder. The first and second Progress Reports on the implementation of Roadmap commitments are available on gov.ie, covering the progress made over the period January 2020 to June 2022. These are accompanied by Report Cards detailing progress on each of the Roadmap commitments.At the end of 2022, 39 Roadmap commitments were either fully achieved or achieved with ongoing delivery, with a further four commitments in progress on schedule with ongoing delivery, and delivery on the remaining 26 commitments in progress.The Roadmap commits to undertaking an independent mid-term review in 2022. This includes:
• a review of progress in the implementation of commitments;
• an assessment of the existing Roadmap ambition, goals and commitments; and
• a review of the existing Roadmap indicators.
A draft report on the mid-term review was considered by the Roadmap Steering Group, which I chair, at its most recent meeting on the 9th of May, and it is intended that the final version of the mid-term review will be published in the coming weeks.I look forward to hearing discussions on progress on the implementation of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion at the Social Inclusion Forum on the 1st of June. This event is attended by senior Government officials across Government Departments, and by people experiencing poverty and social exclusion and the groups representing them.
