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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Again, I am conscious of time. We all have the opening statements. I thank Ms Weldon for that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Apologies to cut across you, Ms Daly, but would you mind wrapping up as we need to move on to questions and answers with members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Apologies again for curtailing opening statements. I thank witnesses for the comprehensive information provided in each statement received and appreciate their engagement. I now turn to committee members to open the discussion.As we have always done, a time limit will be put on each exchange, so we may not get to each witness for each question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: There is no pressure there on all of those issues. Ms Hassett and Ms Ní Fhlatharta, both from Disabled Women Ireland, as well as Ms Weldon have indicated. I will take their responses and then move on to the next questioner, Deputy Clarke, when we will prioritise the responses of the other witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Weldon and I am sorry about the technical difficulty with the line.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Deputy Clarke is getting to the heart of things. I will go first to Ms Daly as I am conscious she did not speak on the previous question. One of Deputy Clarke's questions is directly about Independent Living Movement Ireland.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Daly. I will now go to Ms Phelan becomes she did not speak on the previous question either. I will then go to Ms Weldon and anyone else who wants to come in to respond to Deputy Clarke's questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: A few more witnesses want to respond. Ms Weldon might come back in to follow up on Ms Daly. I will then call Deputy Hourigan and invite Ms Ní Fhlatharta and Ms Hassett to respond first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Weldon. That was powerful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I will call Ms Ní Fhlatharta and Ms Hassett first because they did not get in during the last round. If they would like to address any points raised in the previous round, that would be great.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is a very interesting and important point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Deputy Clarke wishes to make a small observation before I invite Ms Phelan to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Ms Phelan might address those questions and make any other point she wishes by way of conclusion. After that, I will move on to each of the other witnesses who have not yet spoken in this round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I am conscious we are on a closing round but I see Deputy Carroll MacNeill has joined us online. If the Deputy would like to make a point or ask a question, we will then go to Ms Ní Fhlatharta, Ms Hassett and Ms Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: That is absolutely right. I call Ms Ní Fhlatharta, Ms Hassett and then Ms Daly to respond to that point or others made by way of a closing round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Ní Fhlatharta for her contribution and her strongly made point. Several people wish to come back in. Senator Doherty is indicating. She has been with us online. We are, allegedly, in the closing round, but I call her to make some brief points. I will then go to Ms Hassett and Ms Daly to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear. I thank Senator Doherty. We all endorse what she said. I call Ms. Hassett.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Hassett very much. Services needing to follow the person is a great line. It sums up much of what we are saying. I thank all the witnesses as well for the observations and comments they have made on the MS Teams chat function, which the secretariat officials are noting. I call Ms Daly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Daly for her powerful comment about healthcare. That is important. I will go to Ms Weldon for the last word as we finalise the wrap-up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality: Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Ivana Bacik: I thank Ms Weldon for that. I appreciate the engagement with all our guests today. I see Ms Ní Fhlatharta has a hand up but I am not sure if that is an old hand.