Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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710. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department, and public bodies and agencies under his remit, have an anti-racism policy which can be accessed by the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27677/23]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department fully supports the National Action Plan Against Racism 2023-2027, which was published by my colleague the Minister of State for Community Development, Integration and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, in March 2023. The Plan can be accessed on the website of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/press-release/d157a-minister-obrien-announces-publication-of-irelands-national-action-plan-against-racism-2023-2027/

The plan is Ireland’s national level, state-led, co-ordinated approach to eliminating racism in all its forms in Ireland. It proposes actions to help make Ireland a place in which the impacts of racism are fully acknowledged and actively addressed. My Department supports the eradication of racism and racial discrimination in any areas for which it has responsibility and is aware of its obligations under the Equal Status Acts to promote equality and prevent discrimination. My Department incorporates these responsibilities into its strategies and policies, for example; the Housing Strategy for Disabled People; the Housing Options for our Ageing Population; the Programme Board established to implement the recommendations of the Traveller Accommodation Expert Review; and the recently established Electoral Commission.

My Department continues to work collaboratively and constructively with colleagues in Government on the Year 1 actions for all of Government, and welcomes all future engagements on this Action Plan.

My Department also complies with all central policy and guidance in relation to equality of opportunity in all of our employment practices.

The details requested in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department are a matter for the individual bodies concerned. Arrangements have been put in place by each Agency to facilitate the provision of information by State Bodies directly to members of the Oireachtas. The contact email addresses for each agency are set out in the table below: