Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 October 2022
131. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to bring forward the completed anti-racism strategy soon; the way in which he envisages that the strategy will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50214/22]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware, the Government established an independent Anti-Racism Committee to strengthen the Government’s approach to combatting individual and institutional racism. The Committee were tasked with building on the anti-racism actions included in the Migrant Integration Strategy and the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy.
Following an extensive public consultation, including engagement with international experts, the Committee submitted its Action Plan Against Racism to me on 27 June 2022. I then brought the Committee to a close, as they had discharged their duties as per their Terms of Reference.
My Department is engaged in an inter-departmental process to agree year-one implementation plans to bring to Government with the National Action Plan Against Racism. This process will inform the way the strategy will be implemented. I intend to bring the plan to Government for approval once an implementation plan has been agreed.
