National Positive Ageing Strategy Implementation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2016

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Questions (726)

Thomas Pringle

Question:

726. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Health if proposed new arrangements to improve engagement among stakeholders and the relevant Departments and agencies have been submitted to the senior officials group and the Cabinet committee on social policy and public sector reform on the national positive ageing strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13427/16]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health

As the Deputy is aware my Department has developed a new implementation proposal for the National Positive Ageing Strategy. This plan proposes on-going structured engagement between relevant Government Departments and State Agencies and relevant stakeholders with the aim of developing clear channels of communications and regular more direct engagements on specific issues.

The Senior Officials Group has already been given an outline of the new approach proposed, but a detailed and formal presentation is still to be made. This will be done in the near future after which the matter will be referred to the Cabinet Committee on Social Policy and Public Sector Reform.