Mr. Liam Herrick:

There is. There also have been instances where State agencies have responded positively to that information when it has arisen, particularly with regard to issues such as domestic violence and the recognised phenomenon that women and families who are victims of such violence are especially vulnerable. There have been special measures put in place. Also with regard to vulnerable groups such as the Traveller and Roma communities, there are instances where public health agencies have taken special measures. However, these have tended to be reactive and relied on the initiative of particular agencies. What has not happened is that Government has not taken on board a more comprehensive analysis of the human rights impact to try to proactively identify some of these groups. In Dublin we have seen very positive measures with regard to the street homeless population and those living with addiction to drugs and alcohol, but they have not necessarily been translated across the country. Of course, we know everybody is operating in a short timeframe and dealing with a new crisis but after 14 months the least we might have expected is that the Government would carry out a comprehensive analysis of what we can learn from the impact on human rights of this pandemic during this period of time.