Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 February 2022
187. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the well-being indicators referred to in the Programme for Government to point out inequalities and help ensure that policies are driven by a desire to do better by persons. [5148/22]
View answerA First Report on the development of the Well-Being Framework for Ireland was published by Government in July last year and was informed by consultation facilitated by the National Economic and Social Research Council. This work is being led by the Department of the Taoiseach, and its joint sponsors the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform and supported by a broader Inter-departmental Working Group. A second phase of consultation and research on the Framework, as committed to in the first report, commenced in October and is now coming to an end.
A follow up report is currently being prepared and will be submitted to Government in the coming months informed by the second phase of consultation and the ongoing research.
There has been close collaboration with the CSO in identifying relevant indicators in the First Report, and developing an interactive version of this dashboard which was launched in October 2021. The dashboard – called the Well-being Information Hub – allows investigation of the 34 chosen indicators over time and Ireland’s relative performance compared to other countries. Each indicator is disaggregated to explore inequality across groups. The cohorts chosen for disaggregation are based on existing research, consultation across Government and with experts in the field, and data availability.
Further material on the Framework is available at www.gov.ie/wellbeing-framework.
