Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Update on Disability Issues: Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality

9:00 am

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I welcome the Minister, his advisers and our guests. The last time the Minister was here, the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities had not been ratified so I commend him on the fact that it was done in 2018. I am sure he recognises that there is further work to be done, however. When does the Minister think the optional protocol will be ratified and fully in place?