EHRD-OP 2000 /06 Programme Complement31B ESF
1. Sub-Measure Overview
Measure
/ Equal Opps Promotion & MonitoringSub-Measure
/Equal Opps Promotion & Monitoring - NDP
Sub-Programme
/ EqualityOperational Prog
/ Employment & Human Resources DevelopmentEx Ante Evaluation / Relevant OP Objective D / To promote equal opportunities between women and men in particular through a gender mainstreaming approach;
Priority 10 / To adopt a comprehensive gender-mainstreaming approach including measure components to tackle gender employment gaps and monitoring of progress through adequate data collection
Intended Impact / To contribute to gender equality generally through the implementation of NDP 2000-06
Overall Aim & Objective / to assist implementing Departments and bodies to meet the requirement to gender mainstream across the six Operational Programmes of the NDP and to provide expert inputs to the Equal Opportunities and Social Inclusion Co-ordination Committee and to Monitoring Committees'..
Measure Description
The Unit will assist implementing departments and agencies to meet gender mainstreaming requirements across the NDP. The principal areas of this initiative are: advise on and develop appropriate indicators in support of gender mainstreaming the NDP; providing expert inputs to the Equal Opportunities Social Inclusion and Co-ordinating Committee and to the mid term review of the Structural Funds; engaging in data collection and data analysis in support of mainstreaming gender equality; engaging in a research programme to assess and support progress in realising equality of opportunity between women and men arising from the mainstreaming of gender equality; providing an advisory, training and information service on issues relating to gender mainstreaming the NDP; advising on gender Impact Assessment of policy proposals drawn up in the context of the NDP; supporting participation by community and voluntary groups in the gender mainstreaming process
Description of ESFCo-Financed Element / Gender mainstreaming
Intended Beneficiaries / Implementing Departments, bodies, community & voluntary sector
EU Intervention Field Code / 25
Budget(€/m.00/06) / SAE 3.86 / BMW 0.00 / NAT 3.86
2. Horizontal Issues
Gender Equality /Current Beneficiaries
of Such Expre
/New Area Of Activity
/Women/Men (1999)
/New Measure Not Applicable
Data Source
/Differential Impact Factors Explaining Status Quo
/ A) Invisibility of gender issues within other grounds on which inequality is experiencedB) the experience of simultaneous inequalities is not explored or addressed
C) lack of knowledge about experiences specific to women and men under the various inequality grounds
Not Applicable
Ways to Change Factor Impacts / A) specific account will be taken of gender specificities within each research reportB) data deficits explored under all grounds will be include a focus on gender breakdown under each ground.
C) indicators explored in relation to each ground will include a focus on gender
D)a specific focus on simultaneous inequalities will be developed
Mainstreaming Actions / Approach required will be advised on a case by case basisNorth/South
Elements / Equality proofing is an issue which is identified in the Good Friday Agreement. Sharing of knowledge and experience in relation to gender equality on a North/South Basis is envisaged. Unit has advised on equality aspects of PEACE & INTERREG Initiatives / Estd Cost(€/m.)
0.060
Environmental / Module/Element? / Participants to Benefit / Overall Env Impact
No / No
Neutral
Nature of
Module/
Element? / The objective of this measure is to provide support to implementing bodies and agencies to gender mainstream the NDP. This objective is far removed from environmental issues, and additionally, no methodology has yet been developed to integrate gender proofing with environmental proofing.
Poverty Proofing
Impact
/ Positive. Incorporating a gender perspective into all policy development will contribute particularly to the reduction of women’s poorer economic position in society; and in this way will contribute to the alleviation of poverty.Rural Proofing Impact / Positive; the objectives of the measure valid for both urban and rural areas
3 .Financial
EU Co-Financing?
/Yes
/ ESF Contrib.€/m. /1.748
Treatment of ESF
/To be treated as appropriations- in- aid by D/JELR
National Co-Financing Basis (Net/Gross) /Gross- i.e. the ESF contribution and matching Exchequer provision are provided for in the Vote and the ESF receipts are paid to the Department as appropriations-in-aid. (Non-cofinanced expenditure is also provided for in the Vote).
Max. ESF Co-Financing % / SAE50Max. Total Public Support % / 100
Exch. Vote& S/Head /
D/JELR Vote Subhead S1
/ ESRI Intervention Type / IDescription of Financial Flows / Payments to D/JELR by D/Fin(co-financing ) and by D/ETE (ESF). Payments by Equality Unit directly or via contractors to meet implementation costs arising
4. Financial Control (Co-funded Measures &Sub-Measures)
Paying Authority / D/ETE / Managing Authority / D/ETE
Intermediary Body(ies)
Implementing Body(ies) / Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Final Beneficiaries / Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Nature of Support / Grant / Operation of Scheme / Multi-Annual
Implementation Arrangements
(Sub-Contracting ?) / Training provision, and some data collection and research will be contracted out. These contracts will be awarded through competitive tender arrangement.
5. Payment Roles (Co-funded Measures &Sub-Measures)
Claims to be submitted by / will be submitted
to / Ex-Ante Expenditure Certification[1] by: / Ex-Ante Expenditure Validation by: / Ex-Post Expenditure
Verification (>5%) by: / System Checks
by
Dept of JELR / Managing Authority D/ETE / Head of Equality Unit / AP Equality Unit/ Equality Division DJELR / Internal
Audit
(D/JELR) / Internal Audit (D/JELR)
Man Auth.
D/ETE / Paying Auth
D/ETE / EO/HEO, Managing Authority / HEO/AP, Managing Authority / ESF Fin Control Unit,
D/ETE[2] / Internal Audit D/ETE[3]
Paying Auth.
D/ETE / European Commission / HEO/AP Paying [4]Authority / AP/PO Paying Authority / ESF Fin Control Unit,D/ETE[5] / Internal Audit D/ETE[6]
.
6. Project SelectionProject Selection Process / See below
Project Selection Criteria / The projects to be funded will be decided based on the priorities identified in the work programme of the Unit, in the context of requirements for gender equality mainstreaming in the NDP.
Composition of Project Selection Committee / Representatives of the Unit, the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Equality Authority.
7. Publicity/Information Plans
Publicity/Information Plans for measure / References to NDP and ESF support including logos on website pages, in training material, in calls for tender, in publications and reports and media launches
8. Measure Monitoring Indicators (Cumulative Targets)Cumulative)
Key Effectiveness Indicator / Number of people in implementing agencies and bodies trained
Additional Measure Indicators / BaseLine
1999 / Mid-TermTarget
(Cum 2000-2003) / Final Target
(Cum 2000-2006)
Indicator /
Region
/M
/ F / T / M / F / T / M / F / TOutput
1 / Number of research reports produced /
BMW
/*
/ * / *SAE
NAT
/ 6 / 122 / Number of people in implementing agencies and bodies who are trained / BMW / * / * / * / 83 / 125 / 208 / 146 / 218 / 364
SAE / * / * / * / 333 / 499 / 832 / 582 / 874 / 1456
NAT
/*
/ * / * / 416 / 624 / 1040 / 728 / 1092 / 18203 / Number of new statistical datasets produced / BMW / * / * / *
SAE
NAT
/ 4 / 7Result
1 /
BMW
SAENAT
Impact1 / Number of gender disaggregated statistical indicators which are collected in NDP# /
BMW
/*
/ * / * / 53 / 59SAE / * / * / * / 56 / 66
NAT
/*
/ * / * / 224 / 280*Not available. This is a new measure
# Data for this indicator is not cumulative
8 bis. Measure Monitoring Indicators ( Annual Targets#)Key Effectiveness Indicator / Number of people in implementing agencies and bodies trained
Additional Measure Indicators / BaseLine1999 /
Mid-TermTarget 2003
/ Final Target 2006Indicator /
Region
/M
/ F / T / M / F / T / M / F / TOutput
1 / Number of research reports produced ▪ / BMW /
*
/ * / *SAE
NAT
2 / Number of people in implementing agencies and bodies who are trained ▪ / BMW / * / * / *SAE / * / * / *
NAT
/*
/ * / *3 / Number of new statistical datasets produced ▪ / * / * / *
Result
1 /
BMW
SAENAT
Impact1 / Number of gender disaggregated statistical indicators which are collected in NDP# /
BMW
/*
/ * / * / 53 / 59SAE / * / * / * / 56 / 66
NAT
/*
/ * / * / 224 / 280▪ Annual target figures for 2003 and 2006 to be confirmed
9. Financial Plan for Measure /Sub-MeasureFinancial Table is attached covering all years BMW,SAE and National
10. Implementation Contact
Body / Name / Kathleen Connolly
Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform
Bishop’s Square,
Redmond’s Hill,
Dublin 2. / E-Mail /
Phone
/ 01 – 479 0267Fax
/ 01 – 479 0293Version 8. 22/09/20061
[1] Ex-ante Certification and Verification will be performed at each level, looking back at the level immediately below it and will be based on actual expenditure.
[2] In conformity with Article 3.1(b) of Regulation EC 2064/97.
[3] In conformity with Article 3.1(a) of Regulation EC 2064/97.
[4] In cases where the AP has verified expenditure in a Managing Authority role, he/she cannot verify the same expenditure in a Paying Authority role – this must be done by the PO who is effective head of the Paying Authority.
[5] In conformity with Article 3.1(b) of Regulation EC 2064/97.
[6] In conformity with Article 3.1(a) of Regulation EC 2064/97.