Written answers
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Departmental Policies
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1060. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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. [27668/23]
Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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All public bodies have responsibilities under Section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of their employees, customers, service users and everyone affected by their policies and plans.
The recently launched National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR) contains recommendations across a wide variety of areas to address racism and promote inclusion. The plan proposes actions to help Ireland to become a place where the impacts of racism are acknowledged and actively addressed. It is intended to be a comprehensive, State-led, coordinated approach to eliminating racism in all its forms in all parts of Ireland. The NAPAR can be accessed by the public at www.gov.ie/en/publication/14d79-national-action-plan-against-racism/
A list of related strategies of bodies under the aegis of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is provided below. Please note that the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the Ombudsman for Children's Office have chosen to respond directly to the Deputy's question.
| Aegis body | Strategy name | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Adoption Authority | No specific strategy | N/A |
| Gaisce - the President's Award | Gaisce has a Diversity and Inclusion Framework in place. Its mission, vision, and values reflect inclusion, access and respect, and its strategy reflects diversity and inclusion, particularly its commitment to embed the UN Sustainable Development Goals.The Diversity and Inclusion Framework is inward facing and not currently on the website, but Gaisce have advised that they will work towards having it updated and publicly accessible as soon as possible. | www.gaisce.ie/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Gaisce-Award_Strategic-Plan.pdf |
| National Disability Authority | No specific strategy | N/A |
| Oberstown Children Detention Campus | Oberstown Children Detention Campus is committed to protecting the dignity and respect of its employees and users of its services and is an equal opportunities employer. Oberstown understands and adheres to its obligations under the Employment Equality Acts and the Safety, Health and Welfare Act. Oberstown has a suite of HR policies including Respect and Dignity at Work, Equality of Opportunity and a Code of Conduct and Behaviour. The suite of policies are made available to all staff at induction and are also published on the Oberstown intranet. | Not publicly available |
| Tusla | Tusla Equality, Diversity and Inclusion charter | www.tusla.ie/health-wellbeing-and-eap/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-tedi/ |
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