Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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417. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which commitment to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plan 2020-2025 of her Department; her plans to monitor and report annually on the progress towards achieving the goals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19700/20]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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As the Deputy will be aware the Government has, under the Programme for Government, committed to developing a range of national responses to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) over the coming years.

These efforts will be lead and overseen by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment who has lead responsibility for promoting and overseeing national implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

As I advised the House in my response to Parliamentary Questions Number 36 and 47 of 22nd July my officials are already engaged in the work of developing the appropriate structures and strategies to deliver on the challenging agenda facing the Department under the Programme for Government and this will be reflected in the Department's Statement of Strategy to be published later in the year.