Working for Social Inclusion is working for equal opportunities for everyone. A person, or group of individuals, is said to be “Socially Excluded” when they experience any, or all, of the following:
 | Unemployment. |
| Inadequate Income. |
| Difficulty in participating in social networks, such as community, family and neighbours. |
| Difficulty in participating in decision making situations, such as community groups and local committees, local and national government, and voting. |
Social exclusion is one of the major challenges currently facing Irish society. To minimise or ignore this challenge would result in an increase in the gap between rich and poor, which in itself is unacceptable. But, ignoring Social exclusion will also result in an increase in all the attendant problems such as poor health, crime, drug abuse and alienation, which impose huge social and economic costs on our society.