Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
1210. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the preparation and implementation of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020; the number of times this committee has met in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will publish all minutes from these meetings. [20823/21]
View answerAs of April 2021, work is completed on 45 of the 139 actions in the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020, work is progressing on 91 actions, and 3 actions have not yet commenced.
In view of the significant impact of COVID-19 on planned work, implementation of the Strategy has been extended from 2020 to end 2021. On its conclusion, the Government has committed to developing and implementing a new Strategy. An evaluation of the Strategy will be conducted during 2021.
The Committee advising on the implementation of the Strategy, which I chair, met on two occasions in 2020, on 13 May and 9 December, and on one occasion to date in 2021, on 15 April. Minutes and agendas for the Committee's meetings to end 2018 are published on the website www.genderequality.ie. As this website is being upgraded, minutes for 2019 to 2021 will be published online as soon as possible.
