Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2022
490. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to the conclusion of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017 to 2021, when work on a new strategy will commence. [25663/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Programme for Government “Our Shared Future” includes a commitment that the Government will develop and implement a new National Strategy for Women and Girls, which provides a whole-of-Government framework through which women’s empowerment continues to be advanced.
The National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2021 was developed in consultation with stakeholders, and the process included consultation with civil society and with the public.
I will work with stakeholders to examine what has been achieved over the term of the National Strategy for Women and Girls and consider how we can bring forth the next iterations of the suite of national equality strategies and ensure they are even more robust and effective. In this regard, my Department has commissioned a study to evaluate the processes for implementation of three equality strategies, which includes the National Strategy for Women and Girls as well as the Migrant Integration Strategy and the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy.
Consultations in regard to the successor strategy will commence during 2022.
