Professor Siobhán Mullally:

This has been discussed by us as members designate but also in the past by the IHRC. We would like to engage constructively with the committee and to do more than simply report to it or present annual plans. We would like to be actively engaged in the legislative process, to contribute and support the committee's work and to meet on a more regular basis than was the case in the past. Engagement with parliamentary bodies has been critical to the functioning of national human rights institutions and we would welcome opportunities to work much more closely with committees and to engage effectively in the legislative process and engage with the committee beyond merely reporting processes.