Minister O’Gorman publishes Spotlight report: Children & Young People’s indicator set outcome “Economic Security & Opportunity”
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
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Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, has today published a report , which collated available data from the Children and Young People’s indicator set outcome “Economic security and opportunity” and gives an international comparison.
Speaking about this report, Minister O’Gorman said
“One of the five national outcomes in Young Ireland, the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People 2023-2028, is for children and young people to have economic security and opportunity. Today’s report provides us with key data on how our young people are faring in relation to this outcome, by looking at areas such as employment, poverty rates, and material and social deprivation, and comparing Ireland’s performance with our European neighbours. I am happy to note that Ireland has seen improvements in the majority of indicators discussed in this report in recent years. This report will inform the ongoing implementation of the Young Ireland policy framework.”
This report on the Children and Young People’s indicator set outcome “Economic security and opportunity” is the twelfth report in a series of Statistical Spotlights. These Spotlight publications are topical in nature and of interest to both specialist and general readers. The data is mainly sourced from Eurostat. A full list of sources is provided in the report.
Some of the key findings from the report are:
*European averages are calculated based on the most recent data available for each country. However, not all countries provided data in the most recent year, therefore the averages are based off data points over a range of years.