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Sustainable Development Goals

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2021

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Questions (223)

Holly Cairns

Question:

223. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the work of the Sustainable Development Goals Interdepartmental Working Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26536/21]

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The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a significant and ambitious policy agenda that concerns all Government Departments. The first National Implementation Plan 2018-2020, published in 2018, set out Ireland’s strategy to achieve the SDGs. The complexity and interconnectedness of the SDGs requires continued and regular cross-government engagement to support effective and coherent implementation. To this end, a priority in developing the first SDG National Implementation Plan was establishing an effective governance structure that would oversee delivery of the Agenda from a whole-of-government perspective.  A Senior Officials’ Group [SOG] on the SDGs was established, and is assisted by the SDG Interdepartmental Working Group [IDWG], each comprised of representatives from all Government Departments.

21 meetings of the Interdepartmental Working Group have taken place to date, the most recent meeting taking place on 23 April 2021. Further details on the most recent IDWG meetings are set out in the table below.

Meeting Date

Actions and commitments discussed at meetings

13/01/2020

 

National Implementation Plan 2020

UN High-Level Political Forum

Stakeholder  Forum

16/06/2020

 

UN High-Level Political Forum

SDG Stakeholder  Forum 2020 

SDG Champions Programme

23/07/2020

UN High-Level Political Forum

Stakeholder  Forum 2020 

SDG Champions Programme

Statements of Strategies – including SDGs

03/09/2020

National Implementation Plan – Next steps

SDG Stakeholder  Forum 2020 

23/04/2021

Enhanced SDG Policy Map

Statements of Strategies – including SDGs

Communications Protocol  

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