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chapter 08 goal 5: poverty, social inclusion and families 51
goal 5: poverty, social inclusion and families To support and promote families and to attain better outcomes in tackling poverty and achieving a more inclusive society through co-operating, developing and implementing national anti-poverty strategies, and through the provision of income and other support services for people in debt or at risk of experiencing hardship goal 5: poverty, social inclusion and families > OBJECTIVE 1 Monitor, evaluate and report on the implementation of the National Action Plan against Poverty and Social Exclusion (NAP) which incorporates the objectives and targets of the revised NAPS and the partnership agreement ‘Sustaining Progress’. > National Anti Poverty Strategy (NAPS) The Office for Social Inclusion (OSI), located in the Department, is the government office with overall responsibility for developing, driving and co-ordinating the National Action Plan against Poverty and Social Exclusion (NAP/inclusion) 2003-2005 in addition to the social inclusion elements of other national strategies, and for the production of Ireland’s next NAPinclusion, launched in early 2007. Considerable progress was made during 2006 on the development of the new plan which covers the period 2007-2016 and complements the new National Development Plan (2007- 2013) TRANSFORMING IRELAND A Better Quality of Life for All. These strategies will build on the lifecycle approach outlined in the new national partnership agreement, Towards 2016, by assessing the risks which individuals face at each stage of the lifecycle and the supports they need to meet these risks. The groups focussed on using this approach are Children, People of Working Age, Older People and People with Disabilities. This strategic framework is also being designed to create more coherent and integrated structures to achieve more effective implementation. It will also facilitate a better and a more effective reporting and monitoring process across the spectrum of government activity in the area of social inclusion. > National Report for Ireland on Strategies for Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2006 - 2008 Another key priority for the OSI during 2006 was the production of Ireland’s National Report on Strategies for Social Protection and Social Inclusion, which was submitted to the European Commission in September 2006. The report outlines Ireland’s key objectives and targets over the period 2006-2008 in relation to social inclusion, pensions and health and long term care. The social inclusion component of this report presents the key priorities in Ireland’s efforts to promote greater social inclusion and make a decisive impact on poverty. Copies of the report are available on the Office for Social Inclusion (OSI ) website – www. socialinclusion.ie in the publications section, or directly from the Office for Social Inclusion, Department of Social and Family Affairs, Áras Mhic Dhiarmada, Store Street, Dublin 1 Tel: +353-1-7043851. > NAPS Social Inclusion Forum The third meeting of the annual NAPS Social Inclusion Forum was held on 15 February 2006 in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham and was attended by approximately 300 participants from the voluntary and community sector, the statutory sector, local representatives, and members of the NESF. The Office for Social Inclusion and the National Economic and Social Forum co-funded and co-organised this event. The annual Forum provides people who are affected by poverty and social exclusion and their representatives with an opportunity to See Appendix 9 for list of the Department’s and agencies' websites. 52
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