Publications - OMI
The Office of the Minister for Integration has published a number of publications, links to which are provided below. On 1 May 2008, a Statement on Integration Strategy and Diversity Management called "Migration Nation" was published. This Statement recognises that a key challenge facing Government and Irish society is the imperative to integrate people of different cultures, ethnicity, language and religion so that they become the new Irish citizens of the 21st century.
The Statement sets out the key principles which will inform and underpin State policy with regard to integration.
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- A partnership approach between the Government and non-Governmental organisations, as well as civil society bodies, to deepen and enhance the opportunities for integration
- A strong link between integration policy and wider state social inclusion measures, strategies and initiatives
- A clear public policy focus that avoids the creation of parallel societies, communities and urban ghettoes, i.e. a mainstream approach to service delivery to migrants
- A commitment to effective local delivery mechanisms that align services to migrants with those for indigenous communities.
- The new integration policy focuses on the role of local authorities, sporting bodies, faith-based groups and political parties in building integrated communities and the plans to target funding in these areas.
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