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

Ms Emily O'Reilly:

Yes, indeed; the Twitter machine. That is going to be an important part of the process. There has been a lot of engagement around this process and we read a lot of the submissions that were made to the review group and so forth. It is our intention that everybody who needs to know about the commission, for the sake of the public interest, will know about it. Our first meeting will focus on how we do that. My office will give resources to it. An official from the Department of Justice and Equality will be acting in the secretariat. Some of my officials have become very adept at social media, as we have moved into that area, because they are the way people converse and communicate now. Social media will be a very important part of the process. All I can do is assure the Deputy that it is our intention to reach out as far as we can.