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Office of the Director of Equality Investigations
See Equality Tribunal, The
Office of the Minister for Children
Department of Health and Children, Hawkins House, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 635 4000 Fax: (01) 674 3223
Email: omc@health gov.ie Web: www.omc.gov.ie
Established in December 2005, the Office focuses on harmonising policy
issues that affect children in areas such as early childhood care and education,
youth justice, child welfare and protection, children and young people’s
participation, research on children and young people, and cross-cutting
initiatives for children. The Office is an integral part of the Department
of Health and Children. Staff working in the areas of youth justice in the
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and of education for early
years in the Department of Education and Science, are co-located in the
Office of the Minister for Children to provide a joined-up government
approach to the development of policy and delivery of services for children.
The website childrensdatabase.ie, created by the Office, provides access
to research and information on children for policy-makers, government
departments, academics, voluntary organisations and the general public.
Office of the Minister for Integration
43–49 Mespil Road, Dublin 4 Tel: (01) 647 3000
Email: info@integration.ie
Established in 2007 as a response to the scale of migration to Ireland in
recent years. The Minister for Integration is accredited to three departments
– Justice, Equality and Law Reform; Education and Science; and Community,
Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The Office is responsible for developing
integration policy and has a cross-cutting role with other departments in
this regard. The office is also responsible for the resettlement of refugees
admitted to Ireland as part of the United Nations Programme for the
Resettlement of Refugees, as well the management of a number of funds,
including funding received from the European Commission for projects
designed to assist in the integration of third country nationals.
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