Welcome to the Website of the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs

Mission Statement
To promote and support the development of communities and to advance the use of the Irish language.

Statement of Strategy 2011-2013

The Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs is currently developing and preparing its Statement of Strategy for the three-year period from 2011 to 2013, and as part this process we are consulting with stakeholders and clients.

Our Strategy Statement for the period 2011 to 2013 will focus primarily on the key commitments in the Programme for Government, Revised Programme for Government and the other Government strategies. Your input and views would be very welcome regarding any strategic issues that in your view should be identified and prioritised in our Strategy Statement.

The Department’s business areas and mandate includes:

• Local and Community Development
• Drug Misuse
• Rural Development
• Gaeltacht and Island Development
• Promotion and Maintenance of the Irish Language
• North/South Co-operation
• Charities Regulation
• Disability Policy
• Traveller Policy
• Diversity and Equality Law
• Gender Equality
• Integration
• Social Inclusion and Family Support

In order to allow full consideration of inputs received in advance of completion of our Strategy Statement within the allocated timeframe, it would be appreciated if you could forward any input, preferably in electronic format, before the 20th August 2010, to:

 Contact details 
Address: Orlaith Lochrin
Corporate Governance Division
Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs
Dún Aimhirgin
43-49 Mespil Road
Dublin 4
Email: olochrin@pobail.ie 

Contact Info

Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs,
Dún Aimhirgin
43-49 Mespil Road,
Dublin 4
Tel:(00353) 1 6473000
Fax:(00353) 1 6670826
LoCall:1890 474 847
Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs,
Tubbercurry Offices
Teeling Street,
Tubbercurry,
Co Sligo
Tel:(00353) 71 9186700
Fax:(00353) 71 9186750
Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs,
Bishops Square
Redmond Hill,
Dublin 2,
(comprising Disability Policy, Diversity & Equality Law, Gender Equality and Traveller Policy Divisions)
Tel:(00353) 1 4790200
Fax:(00353) 1 4790296
Gaeltacht & Offshore Islands, Na Forbacha, Co. Galway
(comprising Housing Grants Division; Summer Colleges/Irish Language Division; Gaeltacht Improvements Division and Islands Division)
Tel: (00353) 91 592 555
LoCall: 1890 201 401

Press/Information Office:  Tel: (353) 01 6473130  Email: eolas@pobail.ie

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