Social Inclusion Unit News
Strategic Plan
Work has now begun on preparing a new Strategic Plan for the Equality Authority. This will cover the period 2009 - 2011 and will be submitted to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform in October this year.
Stereotyping
The Equality Authority is currently developing a strategy on stereotyping with representatives of the community and voluntary sector. This strategy should be implemented over a number of years.
The work on supporting a challenge to stereotyping will have a particular focus on the workplace, the provision of public sector services, educational contexts and media and advertising.
Equality In Ireland 2007
Equality in Ireland was published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in November 2007. The report uses 2006 Census of Population data to analyse the demographic and socio-economic situation of persons in Ireland across the nine equality grounds.
Action on Equality in Local Government - 2007 Equality Survey
A survey on equality practices in the local authority sector in Ireland was commissioned by the Local Government Management Services Board (LGMSB) and carried out on their behalf by Melior Management in September/October 2007. The Survey was funded by the Equal Opportunities Framework Committee as an initiative for the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. The survey covered the following 6 main areas;
- Roles & Responsibilities.
- Policy Framework.
- Action Planning.
- Monitoring and Assessment.
- Training.
- Progress on Equality Issues.
All 34 local authorities responded to the survey. There is clearly a high level of interest and commitment to equality among Local Authorities.
European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, 2008
The decision by the European Commission to designate 2008 as European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EY/ID, 2008) is a unique opportunity to focus on the challenges of living and working in a more diverse Ireland.