John McGahon (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Following up on that point, some of our Oireachtas committees, as where the Chair mentioned the Committee on Justice, for example, have sub-committees set up under them. Within the Committee on Health now, there are sub-committees on autism and mental health, for example. I like the concept of it. It would make sense where a committee would be able to look at human rights across all sectors of Government and Departments, whether it is the climate action, justice or health committees. I like that concept and I think it would provide a greater link for the IHREC and the great work it does towards the Oireachtas.

I have a couple of questions. In Ms McGahey’s opening statement, she talked about the European accessibility Act. Obviously, there is good legislation still going ahead at an EU level that is working for us here and elsewhere. When up against a Conservative Government that has such a horrific approach towards the European Union and everything that is happening there, does she not find it extremely difficult to even see where a law that just makes sense or benefits everybody in society is still very difficult to get across to people in the British Government because of its huge antipathy towards the European Union? How does she deal with that? Is it just a case where she feels like she is constantly trying to bang it down? How does the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland deal with that?