Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will publish the OECD report that undertook a policy scan of equality budgeting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41962/19]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Building on the Equality Budgeting pilot, the Department of Justice and Equality, and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform requested the OECD to take stock of actions that the Government of Ireland has taken to mainstream equality considerations as part of the budget process.

To conduct the scan an OECD delegation met with both departments and a large number of stakeholders during the summer. This Scan provides options and recommendations on future directions for equality budgeting in Ireland, in light of national developments and international experience. Recommendations build on the strengths of the existing budget framework and the momentum of ongoing and planned public financial management reforms.

The Equality Budgeting Expert Advisory Group (), which was consulted, is strongly behind the recommendations. A workplan is now being drafted to prioritise recommendations and outline implementation.

The report was published on Budget Day, Tuesday 8th of October:

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