David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Amnesty International also mentioned that the optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights should be ratified, as should the third optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. I am aware that the optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is on the way because the assisted decision-making legislation is going through at present and it is one of the big issues that must be got through before that can be ratified.