SDG 1.a.1 Proportion of Domestically Generated Resources Allocated by the Government Directly to Poverty Reduction Programmes is measured by the Department of Rural and Community Development.
Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) aims to tackle poverty and social exclusion at a local level and Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) enhances facilities in disadvantaged areas. For more details see the Background Notes.
The funding for SICAP was €37.5 milion in both 2016 and 2017 and rose to €38 million in 2018. See Table 4.1.
There was €13 million allocated to CEP in 2018.
SDG 1.a.2 Proportion of Total Government Spending on Essential Services (Education, Health and Social Protection) is published by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform.
Total Government expenditure rose from €26.1 billion in 2000 to €63.1 billion in 2009 before dropping to €54.1 billion in 2014. Expenditure increased again over the following years before dropping slightly to €59 billion in 2019. It is estimated that total government expenditure will be €61.9 billion in 2020. See Table 4.2.
Social Protection is estimated to account for 34.1% of total expenditure in 2020, with 28.1% going to Health and 16.5% to Education. See Figure 4.1
| Estimated Proportion of Total Government Spending on Essential Services in 2020 | |
| Education | 16.5 |
| Health | 28.1 |
| Social Protection | 34.1 |
| Other | 21.3 |
SDG 1.a.3 Sum of Total Grants and Non-Debt-Creating Inflows Directly Allocated to Poverty Reduction Programmes as a Proportion of GNP is reported in the Irish Aid Annual Report.
Total Official Development Assistance amounted to €791.6 million in 2018, up from the 2017 figure of €743.4 million. See Table 4.3.
As a % of GNP, ODA rose from 0.3% in 2000 to 0.59% in 2008 before dropping to 0.3% in 2018.
SDG 1.b.1 Proportion of Government Recurrent and Capital Spending to Sectors that Disproportionately Benefit Women, the Poor and Vulnerable Group is provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) under DFAT Roles and Policies and published in the Women, Peace and Security Report.
Information regarding this indicator was supplied by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD (DAC) as a proxy Indicator. The OECD DAC reported that 80% of Ireland’s ODA is gender sensitive, and 13% has gender as the principle objective. Both figures are among the highest in the OECD.
As noted above, given the breadth of programmes that impact on these issues, it is not possible to calculate the precise amount of government expenditure accounted for by these matters. However, on foot of a Programme for Government commitment to developing a process of budget and policy proofing as a means of advancing equality, reducing poverty and strengthening economic and social rights, REV 2018 saw the roll-out of a pilot programme of equality budgeting. The initial focus is on gender, with the intention to extend the initiative to other equality grounds as the approach is refined over time. A select number of Departments provided gender-related performance targets in REV 2018 and progress on these targets is reported on in the Public Service Performance Report.
In 2018, 80% of Ireland's Official Development Assistance (ODA) was gender sensitive, while 13% had gender as the principle objective. See Table 4.4.
See Indicator 1.a.3 for details of spending by Ireland on ODA.
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