Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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53. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide the commitments in the Programme for Government under his remit; if each commitment has been met or is in the process of being met; and the estimated timeframe for same in tabular form. [55391/22]

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, supported through the co-ordinating mechanisms of the cabinet committee process.

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

Cabinet Committees meet regularly to continue this work.

Strategy Statements, which have been prepared by all departments, reflect the key national priorities as outlined in the Programme for Government.

My Department has been helping to progress the following key Programme for Government commitments:

- The delivery of the Economic Recovery Plan 2021, and the publication of a progress report in June. The Plan focused on driving a sustainable jobs-rich recovery, with significant milestones, and progress achieved in this regard, including in the transition towards a decarbonised and digital economy.

- The establishment of a unit in my Department to help support social dialogue.

- Driving delivery of our commitments on Shared Island on a whole of Government basis, through the Shared Island unit in my Department.

- The 2022 Action Plan for Sláintecare was published in June 2022. By the end of June, all 49 deliverables were either on track or progressing with minor challenges or had been completed.

- Developing a Well-being Framework for Ireland, for which a Well-being portal and Well-being Information Hub have been developed. A Second Report reflecting the outcomes of considerable consultation and ongoing research was published by Government this year and the Framework and an accompanying high-level analysis fed into the Budget process this year.

- Publication of the National Marine Planning Framework in June 2021 and the signing into law of the Maritime Area Planning Act in December 2021.

- Implementation of the Housing for All strategy which is driving delivery of key housing related commitments.

- The signing into law of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, the publication of the Climate Action Plan 2021, which includes the National Retrofit Plan, adoption of the Carbon Budget programme, and agreement of the Sectoral Emission Ceilings. An update of the Climate Action Plan will be published before the end of the year.

- Engagement with EU leaders to advance a range of high-level objectives in the Programme for Government is ongoing, in particular in relation to the energy crisis, Brexit, economic issues, external relations and COVID-19, as well as pursuing a strong, collective response to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.

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

- Supporting the work of the United Nations, through our membership of the UN Security Council.

- Ongoing oversight of the implementation of A Policing Service for our Future – the Government’s plan to implement the Report of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland.

- Publishing Harnessing Digital – The Digital Ireland Frameworkin February, a high-level framework to position Ireland as a digital leader at the heart of European and global digital developments; it sets out a pathway to drive and enable the digital transition across the economy and society.

- Progressing work on the Government’s response to the Future of Media Commission.

- Completion of the work of two Citizens’ Assemblies, on Gender Equality and on Biodiversity Loss. Work is continuing on the Citizens’ Assembly on a directly-elected mayor for Dublin. Two further Citizens’ Assemblies, one dealing with the issue of Drug Use and the other on the Future of Education, are under consideration subject to Government decision and Oireachtas approval.

- Establishment of a transitional team in my Department to progress the administrative elements of the establishment of the Electoral Reform Commission, anticipated later this year.

Ensuring progress on implementation of the Programme for Government will continue to be a priority across all government departments as well as through the work of the Cabinet Committees.