Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 February 2022
347. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the extent to which he and his Department continue to pursue issues of integration with particular reference to the growing needs throughout the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5758/22]
View answerThe outgoing Migrant Integration Strategy has been the central policy framework adopted by Government to promote the integration of all migrants who are legally in the State.
Many actions which began under the outgoing Strategy are continuing, in particular support for integration projects through a number of funding streams, such as the Communities Integration Fund and the National Integration Fund which promote the integration of vulnerable or socially-excluded migrants and encourage the involvement of migrants in their communities.The Migrant Integration Strategy has now concluded and an independent evaluation of the Equality Strategies concluding in 2021 will take place this year which will inform the development of future strategic policy. My Department will continue to examine the challenges around integration and develop effective policy responses.
