Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 December 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Sustainable Development Goals and Disability Issues: Discussion

10:00 am

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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What is CBM's view on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? In March 2007, Ireland signed the convention but did not ratify it. Since then it has been ratified by 156 countries. Is CBM satisfied with the Government's reasons for not having ratified this convention?