Seanad debates

Thursday, 29 March 2018

Appointment of Members of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission: Motion

 

10:30 am

Photo of Mark DalyMark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I thank him for his outline of the appointments to the commission, which is important for the protection of Irish human rights and equality. Much remains to be done to achieve the aims and objectives of the commission. As the Minister of State pointed out, the inclusion of Patrick Connolly and others who have served in other areas, such as Caroline Fennell who served on the Irish Research Council, and Tony Geoghegan, who is chief executive of Merchants Quay Ireland, is welcome. It is important to have such diversity of views and backgrounds. We welcome the appointments and the ongoing role of the commission. We will, of course, be looking at the broader debate on the work and recommendations of the commission at a later date.

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