Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 42:

"In page 66, line 15, to delete “at least half” and substitute “two-thirds”."

Amendment No. 42 is to delete "at least half" and to substitute the words "two thirds". This Bill provides clarity on the role of IHREC's disability advisory committee. Given Ireland's obligation under articles 4.3 and 33 of the CRPD, it would be more appropriate to increase the required proportion of disabled people on the committee from half, as is currently in the Bill to two thirds of its membership. This still allows for members of other interested stakeholders and allies, including family members of disabled people, while ensuring that disabled people remain in the clear majority on the committee.