The Integration Centre is a non-governmental organisation which is committed to the integration and inclusion of people from immigrant backgrounds in Ireland.

The Integration Centre will launch the Roadmap to Integration 2011 October 13th, at 10.45am, in Buswells.

Fintan O'Toole, Editor The Irish Times, will launch the Roadmap. Killian Forde, CEO The Integration Centre, and Frances Soney Ituen, CEO Women's Integrated Network, will also speak at the event.

The Roadmap to Integration identifies some of the key blockages in Ireland in terms of integration policy and practice. It provides more than ninety suggested solutions to them and indicates whether those responsible for the policy are making progress in addressing the issue.

These issues are divided into nine sections. They are Business and Employment; Political Participation; Health; Education; Training and Upskilling; Policing and Justice; Poverty and Housing; Legal Citizenship and Residency; and Other.

The Roadmap also notes the cost of our suggested solutions and the urgency. The cost is either Low (less than €1m) Medium (less than €10), or High (more than €10m). These parameters are set deliberately low so as to fully reflect the current finances of the State. That said the Report Card’s solutions are ambitious and they include significant legislative and constitutional changes.

All are welcome to attend, please RSVP to helena.clarke@integrationcentre.ie by Oct 12th, 2011.