Written answers
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Department of Health and Children
Anti-Poverty Strategy
9:00 pm
Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress made in her Department on the roll out of the poverty impact assessment to ensure that all policies are evaluated in terms of their potential impact on poverty and social inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24109/07]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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All memoranda for Government that are prepared by the Department of Health and Children evaluate the potential impacts on poverty and social exclusion of policy proposals, in accordance with the requirements specified in the Cabinet Handbook. Training of Department of Health and Children staff in respect of poverty impact assessment is ongoing. As part of the roll out of poverty impact assessment across the Department, a Poverty Impact Assessment Guidelines Seminar, hosted by the Office for Social Inclusion, was held in the Department in May 2006. The seminar was attended by relevant Department staff involved in policy formulation and evaluation and legislation.
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