Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
UNCRPD and the Optional Protocol: Discussion
Ms ?ine Flynn:
I am sorry and I thank Deputy Cairns for that. That needs to be updated. We hope to have those codes of practice and to be able to publish them prior to commencement. I come back to the point that they are not the only tool or guidance around the Act. We have developed various explainer videos and there is a lot more on our website that I hope will be of assistance and we are developing that all the time.
Finally, we engage quite a bit with the National Disability Authority and are developing a memorandum of understanding, MOU, with the National Advocacy Service who previously appeared before the committee. Advocacy is really important under this Act and there is a code of practice for advocates so I will welcome engagement with advocates on an ongoing basis.
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