Dr. Rosalyn Tamming:

There is no hindrance. The Department always said that after Ireland’s first round with the UN Committee on the Rights of People with Disability, where we have to go and present, the optional protocol would be ratified. We know now that we may not be called before that committee until 2027 or 2028 because it is so backlogged. I think the Department is open to looking at it. A new strategy will be the place that will fit. If there is a will it can be prioritised as an action.