Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total cost of the roadmap for social inclusion goals; and the estimated cost of the follow-up goals. [39069/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 is a whole of Government strategy, with a five-year timeframe, that aims to reduce consistent poverty to 2% or less, and to make Ireland one of the most socially inclusive countries in the EU.

The Roadmap, published in January 2020, is an overarching statement of Government strategy, which acknowledges the range of sectoral plans already in place that have social inclusion as a core objective, in areas such as education, health, children and childcare, community development and housing.

Progress on achieving the ambition of the Roadmap and its commitments have been reported in four annual Progress Reports and Report Cards.

The Roadmap contains seven high level goals, delivered by 81 unique commitments (revised from 69 commitments after a mid-term review). Implementation of commitments is well underway, with the majority achieved and the remainder close to completion or work ongoing. Detail on the total implementation cost of the commitments contained in the Roadmap for Social Inclusion is not available.

Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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641. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of the roadmap for social inclusion goals were reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39070/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 is a whole of Government strategy, with a five-year timeframe, that aims to reduce consistent poverty to 2% or less, and to make Ireland one of the most socially inclusive countries in the EU.

The Roadmap, published in January 2020, is an overarching statement of Government strategy, which acknowledges the range of sectoral plans already in place that have social inclusion as a core objective, in areas such as education, health, children and childcare, community development and housing.

Progress on achieving the ambition of the Roadmap and its commitments have been reported in four annual Progress Reports and Report Cards.

The Roadmap contains seven high level goals, delivered by 81 unique commitments (revised from 69 commitments after a mid-term review). Implementation of commitments is well underway, with the majority achieved and the remainder close to completion or work ongoing. At the end of March 2025:

• 60 commitments were fully achieved or achieved with ongoing delivery;
• 3 further commitments were in progress on schedule with ongoing delivery; and
• 18 commitments were in progress.

Conor McGuinness (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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642. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the means by which he seeks to improve the roadmap for social inclusion’s next iteration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39071/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Roadmap for Social Inclusion 2020-2025 is a whole of Government strategy, with a five-year timeframe, that aims to reduce consistent poverty to 2% or less, and to make Ireland one of the most socially inclusive countries in the EU.

The Roadmap, published in January 2020, is an overarching statement of Government strategy, which acknowledges the range of sectoral plans already in place that have social inclusion as a core objective, in areas such as education, health, children and childcare, community development and housing.

Progress on achieving the ambition of the Roadmap and its commitments have been reported in four annual Progress Reports and Report Cards.

The Roadmap contains seven high level goals, delivered by 81 unique commitments (revised from 69 commitments after a mid-term review). Implementation of commitments is well underway, with the majority achieved and the remainder close to completion or work ongoing. At the end of March 2025:

• 60 commitments were fully achieved or achieved with ongoing delivery;
• 3 further commitments were in progress on schedule with ongoing delivery; and
• 18 commitments were in progress.