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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Audrey Cahill: I thank the committee for the invitation to appear before it and for the opportunity to outline the important work of the Workplace Relations Commission, its statutory functions and, in particular, how the WRC is supporting and assisting people with disabilities to access WRC services to assist them in realising their rights under the United Nations Convention on the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Tom Clonan: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I was just reflecting on this. It is such a privilege to be on any of our joint committees because we get to meet and interact with people like the witnesses who are at a very high level throughout the public service. We have had people from the private sector as well. I wanted to thank the witnesses for their time and to apologise in advance because I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Audrey Cahill: To respond to some of the statements and questions, from a WRC perspective, our remit is to ensure that where rights have been infringed, the case is heard and the legislation is upheld. That is the boundary of our remit. From the perspective of ensuring that we are a fully accessible organisation, we go above and beyond, and have done, to ensure no matter who comes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Siobh?n McKenna: I could not agree more with Senator Flynn on having disabled people at the table. Over the last year, we have worked very closely with Sinéad Burke's consultancy Tilting the Lens to co-design a process with some of our disabled colleagues in the Civil Service and also outside the Civil Service to see how things are done differently in the private sector in this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Erin McGreehan: The witnesses are all very welcome. I congratulate them on all their work. It is very clear from all the responses and the opening statements that there is a clear commitment to inclusivity and to pushing the boundaries of what we have been doing up to now and to making things better. This has come across very clearly. It is the modus operandi of this committee as well. We are all in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Siobh?n McKenna: I am not going to get many opportunities like this. I would like to see more resources in the Civil Service for people who are from under-represented groups, such as marketing budgets, so that we can go out and actually spend money to get to know these stakeholder groups and win their confidence because that is what this is about. It is about getting communities that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Siobh?n McKenna: They have gone back to their families and friends and said it is actually an okay place for them and they will get a chance like everybody else. All communities are different. What works to engage the migrant community is not necessarily what will work to engage the disabled community or the LGBT community. To assume that we can take the same approach with all is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: I am sure all my questions have been answered. They have all been taken; it is no problem. I welcome everyone here today, in particular the representatives from the WRC. I know there is a Carlow branch. I wish Ms Cahill well in her new role, which is very good and important. I apologise if these questions have been asked already. I ask the Public Appointments Service representatives...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Roisin Doherty: I will deal with Deputy Murnane O'Connor's questions first. I do not have the specific information on Carlow and Kilkenny, but I will certainly get the information to her. I think that was one of the first areas we were involved in. I will certainly get the Deputy a full report. The idea is that the two persons who are being supported by SOLAS through Down Syndrome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Roisin Doherty: The Irish Deaf Society was mentioned. Deputy Ellis asked what the outcomes would be. When we work with these support organisations, we try to build relationships with them. This year, we brought in a system of delivering on enhanced reporting and on KPIs. We are delighted to be working with those organisations. We can learn from them because they have the expertise....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Margaret McCabe: A number of the questions overlap so we will do a trio, if we can. When it comes to PAS, it is confusing because we have our own organisation and we recruit for everybody as well. I will talk a little about both. There was a question about the barriers to recruitment for people with disabilities to the Civil Service. There are no particular entry qualifications for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Aoife Lyons: I touched on this when the Deputy was out of the room. We see ourselves on that journey of universal design and that issues like dyslexia would be built into systems. We are not just there yet. We look for medical reports but if somebody says they need wheelchair access, we do not look for a report for that. That is absolutely fine. It is more for things like dyslexia....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Siobh?n McKenna: There were two questions around the low rate of employment. We are joint last with Greece, so we are not alone when it comes to low levels of employment. There are structural and attitudinal barriers. That is irrespective of what sector or industry you work in. There are structural barriers in the types of jobs, the working week and tasks. For example, you cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Ms Audrey Cahill: I will go to Deputy Ellis's question first, which was about the 331 cases referred under the Employment Equality Acts and what more we can do to encourage more cases to come forward. In the work of the WRC, we walk a thin line to make sure we do not go into an advisory space. It is more an information space. I referred to the fantastic team in our information and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at Local Level: Discussion (Resumed) (1 May 2024)

Eileen Flynn: Having one Member, and even the conversation about how we had one Member, is not enough during the history of politics in this country. To put the record straight one person who was a Member of the Houses of the Oireachtas was also a wheelchair user. I know it was only recently that the Houses and the AV room were made wheelchair-friendly. I know this committee meeting remit is not about...