Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he received a copy of the Being Young and Irish – Take Charge of Change report from the Office of the President, Áras an Uachtaráin as part of President Higgins series of seminars with young persons here which took place in Dublin, Galway, Monaghan and Cork in 2012; if he has noted the Take Charge of Change declaration made by the participants; the steps he has taken arising out of the report’s findings in order to achieve young person’s vision for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14534/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that it would appear that my Department did not receive a copy of the Being Young and Irish - Take Charge of Change report. However, I am aware of the report and its contents.

Regardless, I wish to state that I very much welcome the young people's concerns in particular regarding equality and their vision of Ireland that embraces multiculturalism. My Department continues to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to "promote policies which integrate minority ethnic groups in Ireland, and which promote social inclusion, equality, diversity and the participation of immigrants in the economic, social, political and cultural life of their communities".