CoR - Ireland Social

Central

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Administering Ireland's social welfare system;

Formulating appropriate social protection policies;

Designing, developing and delivering effective and cost-efficient income support.

Social care assistance for people with disabilities and the elderly[1];

The coordination of government strategies for social inclusion through the monitoring and reporting mechanisms provided in the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion, the National Reform Programme and the National Social Report.

Pobal (independent company designated by the Government and the European Commission)

Supports local economic and social development;

Manages a number of programmes targeted at countering disadvantage and exclusion and promoting reconciliation and equality.

Citizens Information Board (national support agency)

Supporting the provision of information, advice and advocacy on social services;

Provides citizens information;

Supports information providers, social policy and research information.

The Child and Family Agency

Improving wellbeing and outcomes for children.

National Disability Authority (statutory agency)

Advises the Government on disability policy;

Undertakes research on disability in Ireland;

Monitors the implementation of codes and standards aimed at promoting equality for people with disabilities.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (independent public body)

Protect and promote human rights and equality in Ireland;

Build a culture of respect for human rights, equality and intercultural understanding across Irish society.

National Economic and Social Council (national independent research body)

Advises the government on economic and social development;

Undertakes and publishes a wide range of research studies on all aspects of social and economic development.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Department of Health

Four national social inclusion agencies: namely Pobal, Citizens Information Board, The Child and Family Agency, the National Disability Agency and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

National Economic and Social Council

Regional

Údarás na Gaeltachta[2]

Facilitates community cooperatives and community development companies in the Gaeltacht in the field of social missions.

Regional Assemblies

The RSES support the implementation of Local Authority Local Economic and Community Plans (LECPs) and, through the use of spatial planning policies, seeks to reduce the number of people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the Regions.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Regional Assemblies

Local

Social housing and the provision of housing for adults who cannot afford to provide it for themselves;[3]

Providing temporary housing for people that are homeless and implementing measures to prevent and address homelessness

Responsible ministries/bodies

City and county councils

Sources

Child and Family Agency

Child and Family Agency Act 2013

Citizens Information Board