Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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117. To ask the Taoiseach the status of the Programme for Government. [23263/21]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Government has been working hard to implement the commitments in the Programme for Government across a wide range of issues in all Departments.

The ten Cabinet Committees established by this Government reflect the full range of policy areas that it will work on during its lifetime as set out in the Programme for Government.

Cabinet Committees meet regularly, consistent with the provisions in the Programme for Government to continue this work.

My Department has been involved in progressing some key Programme for Government commitments in recent months, including:

- Ongoing monitoring and management of the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of both COVID and non-COVID healthcare.

- The establishment of a Shared Island Unit in my Department.

- The establishment of a unit in my Department to help co-ordinate future social dialogue.

- An ongoing major review of the National Development Plan.

- The development of a National Economic Recovery Plan.

- Ongoing development of a Well-being Framework for Ireland.

- The publication of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill.

- Bilateral engagement with EU leaders to advance a range of high level objectives in the Programme for Government, in particular in relation to Brexit, Covid, EU Budget and the EU Green Agenda.

- Implementation of Global Ireland 2025.

- Establishment of a Future of Media Commission.

- Completion of the work of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality.