Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Selection Panel for Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Discussion
4:45 pm
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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The Ombudsman spoke about utilising social media to reach young people and about being innovative in relation to the composition of the commission. What is the range of engagement with the obvious stakeholders? There is a plethora of NGOs operating across Ireland who are profoundly interested in, and hopeful about, this commission. Ms O'Reilly referred earlier to a delay with the publicity and the appointment of the panel. Is she satisfied that she has sufficient resources now to get out there and publicise the commission and actively engage with the NGOs, to encourage them to put relevant people forward for selection?