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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2023

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Questions (301)

John Brady

Question:

301. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there are personnel in her Department who could be classified as having a significant or exclusive focus of their role dedicated to dealing with integration; if so, to detail the title of the post; the grade level of that post; the core functions of that role; to provide details of the exact nature of their responsibilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51834/23]

Written answers

Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Deputy Catherine Martin)

As part of the Whole of Government Humanitarian Response, following the large-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, an Assistant Secretary General from my Department is a member of the Senior Officials Group (SOG) that coordinate the Government's response to the Ukrainian Refugees (Beneficiaries Of Temporary Protection (BOTP)) situation.

There are also regular meetings taking place involving other Officials of my Department at Principal Officer and Assistant Principal Officer level together with their counterparts in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY), with a particular focus on the use of Tourism bedstock to meet the requirements of accommodating BOTP’s.

My Department also supports my colleague, Minister O'Gorman and his Department on the implementation of the various Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Government Strategies and Action Plans through a dedicated EDI team, headed up at Principal Officer level, within my Department.