Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2022
545. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the implementation and outcomes of the national LGBTI+ inclusion strategy and to detail the next steps that are being considered by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24332/22]
View answerThe Government is committed to achieving its vision of a safe, fair and inclusive Ireland where people are supported to flourish and to live inclusive, healthy and fulfilling lives, whatever their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics. Ireland’s first National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2022, published in November 2019, is the primary policy vehicle to achieve this vision.
The Strategy pursues objectives under four thematic pillars providing a vision of an Ireland where LGBTI+ people are visible and included, treated equally, healthy and feel safe and supported. With a view to making progress towards these high-level objectives, it contains over 100 actions.
To offset delays in the strategies implementation due to the public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I extended its lifetime into 2022. Work is continuing this year on the implementation of the strategy. The strategy will be reviewed next year as part of the process of developing a successor.
