Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion
Ms Lianne Quigley:
I agree 100% with what has been said by Ms Browne. In terms of timelines, often there is a last minute consultation with DPOs. We have staff but we have limited funding and we rely a lot of our own fundraising and self-funding. We delegate people and we are very limited in what we can do. As Ms Browne said, many of us are in other employment. Today, I gave up my time at my job to attend this meeting. Just picture being asked to attend several meetings in one's own time. Funding is the main issue. Will funding and resources be made available to DPOs?