National Action Plan Social Inclusion 2007-2016

National Action Plan for Social Inclusion (NAPinclusion) 2007-2016 - Ireland

The commitments set out in this Plan are 

ambitious and challenging. The new strategic 

framework will facilitate greater co-ordination and 

integration of structures and procedures across 

Government at national and local levels, as well as 

improved reporting and monitoring mechanisms.

The National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 

(NAPinclusion) has been prepared in a different 

context to the original 1997 National Anti-Poverty 

Strategy. Income support targets (social welfare 

rates and pensions) have now been achieved 

and, in line with the National Economic and Social 

Council (NESC) report on the Developmental 

Welfare State, there is greater emphasis on 

services and activation as a means of tackling 

social exclusion. This is reflected in the nature 

of the Plan, which complements the NDP 2007-

2013 and Towards 2016.

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