Katherine Zappone (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her response and the incorporation into the Bill of the requirement that the strategy and annual report be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. This is a progression from the last Irish Human Rights Commission and a positive development. We were attempting to make it more interactive and dynamic. I hear the response of the Minister that it is not possible to do what we ask in the Bill. Perhaps it might be done under Standing Orders and I appreciate the willingness of the Minister to support us. Senator Ivana Bacik knows, being part of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality, that we are looking at the possibility of doing this as a committee. If we make a move to specify our human rights obligations which may have something to do with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, we would appreciate the support of the Minister. I accept what she says and thank her for her support in a different way.