Dr. Frank Conaty:

It is a work in progress. I do not know of any country that does it well, as we describe it, but it is being grasped enthusiastically by a number of countries and jurisdictions. It is a work in progress, so it is a challenge for all of humanity in regard to the way we look at people as people and not as segregated and different.

On funding by the State and the issue of service providers, the Deputy talked about the charter of rights, and such charters have a role to play. Nevertheless, a public sector duty that already exists requires all publicly provided services to uphold human rights and address discrimination. That mechanism exists and we can leverage it to ensure there is a human rights-compliant basis of providing all services.