The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a significant and ambitious policy agenda that concerns all Government Departments. The first National Implementation Plan 2018-2020, published in 2018, set out Ireland’s strategy to achieve the SDGs. The complexity and interconnectedness of the SDGs requires continued and regular cross-government engagement to support effective and coherent implementation. To this end, a priority in developing the first SDG National Implementation Plan was establishing an effective governance structure that would oversee delivery of the Agenda from a whole-of-government perspective. A Senior Officials’ Group [SOG] on the SDGs was established, and is assisted by the SDG Interdepartmental Working Group [IDWG], each comprised of representatives from all Government Departments.
21 meetings of the Interdepartmental Working Group have taken place to date, the most recent meeting taking place on 23 April 2021. Further details on the most recent IDWG meetings are set out in the table below.
Meeting Date
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Actions and commitments discussed at meetings
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13/01/2020
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National Implementation Plan 2020
UN High-Level Political Forum
Stakeholder Forum
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16/06/2020
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UN High-Level Political Forum
SDG Stakeholder Forum 2020
SDG Champions Programme
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23/07/2020
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UN High-Level Political Forum
Stakeholder Forum 2020
SDG Champions Programme
Statements of Strategies – including SDGs
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03/09/2020
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National Implementation Plan – Next steps
SDG Stakeholder Forum 2020
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23/04/2021
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Enhanced SDG Policy Map
Statements of Strategies – including SDGs
Communications Protocol
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