| Goal 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable | ||
| Goal 11.1 | By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slum | |
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| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DHPLG | Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness | Pillar 1 and 2 of this Action Plan is to increase supply and services to meet the social housing needs of households including those at risk of or experiencing homelessness, while Pillars 3 and 4 identify actions to increase the supply of new homes and more rental properties to match supply with demand. |
| Goal 11.2 | By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DTTAS | EU Regulation 1370/2007 on Public Passenger Transport Services by Rail and by Road & Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008 | To provide funding for socially necessary but uneconomic public transport services. |
| Rural Transport Programme | To provide, community-based public transport system in rural Ireland to meet local needs. | |
| Transport Access for All – Sectoral Plan for Accessible Transport under the Disability Act 2005 | Ensures accessibility included in all transport projects from design stage. | |
| National Disability Inclusion Strategy, 2017-2021 | ||
| Capital Investment Plan 2016-2021 & Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-2035 | €2.7 billion for investment in public transport has been provided for the remaining four years of the Plan to 2021. | |
| Goal 11.3 | By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DHPLG | Project Ireland 2040: National Planning Framework | Compact urban growth, with services and infrastructure being provided in tandem with new developments, and improving overall quality of life for citizens in urban settlements of all scales, from cities down to villages. |
| Goal 11.4 | Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the worlds cultural and natural heritage | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCHG | National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021 | Expand and improve management of protected areas and species. Conserve and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services in the marine environment. |
| Goal 11.5 | By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DHPLG | Framework for Major Emergency Management in Ireland | |
| Goal 11.6 | By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCCAE | National Clean Air Strategy | The Strategy will provide the framework to promote and identify a range of measures to reduce air pollution and promote cleaner air while delivering on wider national and international objectives. |
| A Resource Opportunity 2012 | Waste Prevention, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. | |
| Goal 11.7 | By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DHPLG | National Planning Framework; Design Guidelines on Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities | Urban design, street layouts, amenities and access and public realm design. |
| Goal 11.a | Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DHPLG | National Planning Framework; Design Guidelines on Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities; Development Plan and Development Management Guidelines; Guidelines on Regional Planning Guidelines | Inclusive and accessible design of urban centres and suburban areas, provision of amenity and green space. |
| DCHG | National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021 | Mainstream biodiversity into decision-making across all sectors. |
| Goal 11.b | By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DHPLG | National Planning Framework; Design Guidelines on Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities; The Planning System and Flood Risk Management – Planning Guidelines | National Planning Framework; Design Guidelines on Quality Housing for Sustainable Communities; The Planning System and Flood Risk Management – Planning Guidelines |
| DCCAE | A Resource Opportunity 2012 | National Waste Prevention Programme. |
| Goal 11.c | Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT | One World, One Future | |
| The Global Island | ||
| Goal 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable | |
| 11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums | 11.1.1 Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing |
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| 11.2 By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons |
11.2.1 Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities |
| 11.3 By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries | 11.3.1 Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate |
| 11.3.2 Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically | |
| 11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage | 11.4.1 Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal) |
| 11.5 By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations | 11.5.1 Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population |
| 11.5.2 Direct economic loss in relation to global GDP, damage to critical infrastructure and number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters | |
| 11.6 By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management | 11.6.1 Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities |
| 11.6.2 Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted) | |
| 11.7 By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities | 11.7.1 Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities |
| 11.7.2 Proportion of persons victim of physical or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months | |
| 11.a Proportion of persons victim of physical or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months | 11.a.1 Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space |
| 11.b By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change,resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels | 11.b.1 Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 |
| 11.b.2 Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies | |
| 11.c Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials | 11.c No suitable replacement indicator was proposed. The global statistical community is encouraged to work to develop an indicator that could be proposed for the 2025 comprehensive review. See E/CN.3/2020/2, paragraph 23 |
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