Continue investment through the Shared Island Fund

What this means

• The Irish Government has committed to continuing investment through the Shared Island Fund to support cross-border projects between Ireland and Northern Ireland.[source]
• This commitment is part of the 2025 Programme for Government and sits within the foreign affairs policy area, overseen by the Department of the Taoiseach.[source]
• Taoiseach Micheál Martin is the officeholder responsible for this commitment, which was first stated on 23 January 2025.[source]
• The aim is to deepen all-island cooperation, meaning the fund is intended to benefit people on both sides of the Irish border.[source]
• The commitment is currently listed as in progress, with no specific deadline set for its delivery, raising questions about how progress will be measured.[source]

Direct impact (2)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of the TaoiseachBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Micheál MartinOfficeholder

Indirect impact (7)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via micheal-martin
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Taoiseach2-hop via micheal-martin
  TaoiseachBody
• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-taoiseach
  Support to the Taoiseach and the GovernmentMandate
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with special responsibility as Government Chief Whip; and the Department of Health with responsibility for Mental Health2-hop via dept-taoiseach
  Mary ButlerOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Secretary General to the Government and Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach2-hop via dept-taoiseach
  John CallinanOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-taoiseach
  Reduce child poverty through the dedicated programme officeCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via micheal-martin
  Fianna FáilParty