Ireland's UN SDGs - Goal 17 Partnerships for the Goals 2022

Data Sources and Additional Information

The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) are a set of global development targets adopted by the United Nations (UN) member countries in September 2015 to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. The UN SDGs are driving the global development agenda towards Agenda 2030.

The Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018-2020 was in direct response to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and provides a whole-of-government approach to implement the 17 SDGs. Ireland’s Second National Implementation Plan for the Sustainable Development Goals 2022 – 2024 reviews the progress made towards each of the 17 Goals - whether in Ireland or at an international level - showcasing case studies that can help guide us towards best practice.  It focuses on the need to fully integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into our thinking and our action across the full spectrum of policy-making and delivery – how to capture the good work already underway, and how to inform and educate ourselves as to what more can be done. 

This Publication for 'Goal 17 Partnership for the Goals 2022' has 24 SDG indicators which are divided into seven main chapters: Finance, Technology, Capacity Building, Trade, Policy and Institutional Coherence, Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships and Data, Monitoring and Accountability.

Finance

SDG 17.1.1 Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source is published by the CSO, National Accounts.
SDG 17.1.2 Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes is calculated using CSO, National Accounts data. Regional level data is provided by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
SDG 17.2.1 Net official development assistance, total and to least developed countries, as a proportion of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee donors’ gross national income (GNI) is published by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
SDG 17.3.1 Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources - information is from a number of sources including CSO, Balance of Payments, Eurostat and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). 
SDG 17.3.2 Volume of remittances (in United States Dollars) as a proportion of total GDP is calculated using data from the CSO, National Accounts and Eurostat.
SDG 17.4.1 Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services is published by CSO, National Accounts.
SDG 17.5.1 Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries is published by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Technology

SDG 17.6.1 Fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed is published by the Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg). 
SDG 17.7.1 Total amount of funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies - no data is available at national level.
SDG 17.8.1 Proportion of individuals using the Internet is published in the CSO Internet Coverage and Usage in Ireland 2022 publication. 

Capacity Building

SDG 17.9.1 Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries - information is published by the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the OECD.

Trade

SDG 17.10.1 Worldwide weighted tariff-average - no data is available at national level.
SDG 17.11.1 Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports is published by CSO, Trade division.
SDG 17.12.1 Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States - no data is available at national level.

Policy and Institutional Coherence

SDG 17.13.1 Macroeconomic Dashboard is published by the CSO, National Accounts division.
SDG 17.14.1 Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development was published by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications.
SDG 17.15.1 Extent of use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools by providers of development cooperation - information is published by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

SDG 17.16.1 Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the sustainable development goals - information is available from Ireland's official published information on SDGs.
SDG 17.17.1 Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure - information is available from the World Bank and Eurostat.

Data, Monitoring and Accountability

SDG 17.18.1 Statistical capacity indicator for sustainable development goal monitoring - information is available from Ireland's official published information on SDGs. The IAEG-SDGs is currently reviewing a statistical capacity indicator for SDG 17.18.1.
SDG 17.18.2 Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the fundamental principles of official statistics - information is available from the CSO.
SDG 17.18.3 Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding - information is available from the CSO.
SDG 17.19.1 Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries - no data is available at national level. International information is published annually by the Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century (PARIS21).
SDG 17.19.2 Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration - information is published by (a) the CSO, Census of Population and (b) the General Register Office.

Ireland's Population Distribution

The population in each county in Ireland from the preliminary results of the 2022 Census of Population are as follows:

NUTS Regions

	Northern & Western NUTS2 Region		Southern NUTS2 Region		Eastern & Midland NUTS2 Region
NUTS3 Regions	Border	Cavan Donegal Leitrim Monaghan Sligo	Mid-West	Clare Limerick Tipperary	Dublin	Dublin City Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Fingal South Dublin
			South-East	Carlow Kilkenny Waterford Wexford	Mid-East	Kildare Louth Meath Wicklow
	West	Galway Mayo Roscommon	South-West	Cork Kerry	Midland	Laois Longford Offaly Westmeath

Acronyms

DAFM	Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
DCEDIY	Department of Children Equality Disability Integration and Youth
DEFENCE	Department of Defence
DE	Department of Education
DETE	Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
DECC	Department of Environment, Climate and Communications
DFIN	Department of Finance
DFAT	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DFHERIS	Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
DoH	Department of Health
DHLGH	Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
DJE	Department of Justice
DPER	Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
OPW	Office of Public Works
REVENUE	Department of Revenue Commissioners
DRCD	Department of Rural and Community Development
DSP	Department of Social Protection
DT	Department of the Taoiseach
DTCAGSM	Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
DT	Department of Transport

Tier Classification for Global UN SDG Indicators

All indicators data are classified by the IAEG-SDGs into three tiers based on their level of methodological development and the availability of data at the global level.

Tier Classification Criteria/Definitions:
Tier 1: Indicator is conceptually clear, has an internationally established methodology and standards are available, and data are regularly produced by countries for at least 50 per cent of countries and of the population in every region where the indicator is relevant.
Tier 2: Indicator is conceptually clear, has an internationally established methodology and standards are available, but data are not regularly produced by countries.
Tier 3: No internationally established methodology or standards are yet available for the indicator, but methodology/standards are being (or will be) developed or tested.