Written answers
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Department of Rural and Community Development
Departmental Meetings
Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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472. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of engagements, including online meetings, webinars, briefings and in-person meetings she or officials from her Department have had with the National Women’s Council of Ireland from 1 January 2019 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10583/22]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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My Department has had 24 direct engagements, from 1 January 2019 to date, with the National Women’s Council of Ireland. I have provided the details in the table.
| DRCD Unit where Minister of State/Department Unit's Officials engaged with the National Women’s Council of Ireland. | Number of engagements | Online meetings, webinars, briefings or in-person meetings | Context of engagement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State's Office | 1 | Online meeting, 11 November 2021 | Mr. Joe O’Brien T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development met with representatives of the National Women’s Council of Ireland. Minister O’Brien has also engaged with representatives of the National Women’s Council of Ireland at wider gatherings/online events. |
| Community and Voluntary Supports and Programmes Unit | 5 | My officials have conducted five Bilateral meetings with the C&V Pillar membership since 2019. This includes online meetings and in-person meetings | The National Women’s Council of Ireland is a member of the Community & Voluntary Social Pillar (‘the Pillar’). The Pillar is a seventeen member representative Body contributing to the social dialogue process. |
| Community and Voluntary Supports and Programmes Unit | 13 | My officials have met with the PPN National Advisory Group 13 times since 2019. | One member of the National Women’s Council of Ireland sits on the Public Participation Network (PPN) National Advisory Group, representing the Community & Voluntary Social Pillar. |
| Rural Strategy Unit | 3 | Online Briefing, 23 June 2021 | Members of the Rural Strategy Unit attended an online session, hosted by NWCI in June 2021, with the purpose of providing a briefing on Our Rural Future (Rural Development Policy 2021-2025). |
| Rural Strategy Unit | 2 | Online Meetings June 2021 - Ongoing | The Rural Strategy Unit agreed to support the NWCI hosting a Conference (Women in Rural Communities) in 2022 and two follow-up online meetings have been held since then. Engagement is ongoing and we look forward to continue to work with the organization. |
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