The development of the implementation plan is being led by the Department of Social Protection working with the support of an Interdepartmental Group of senior officials from the Department of Education and Skills, the Department of Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the office of the Tánaiste.
In addition the OECD has been retained to provide input and advice on the framing the plan. In particular the OECD has been asked to identify best international practice and how it might best be applied to implementation of the Youth Guarantee in Ireland. A delegation from the OECD has already met with stakeholders including a range of relevant public bodies.
No draft or working papers have been produced by the OECD to date. The OECD will submit a report to the Department of Social Protection by the end of November. The OECD’s advice will form an input into the preparation of the implementation plan. The implementation plan will be prepared for submission to Government by the end of December and for onward transmission to the EU Commission at that time. The question of whether or not the plan will be published will be considered by the Government when the plan is finalised.
