Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As I said, I will come back on this particular amendment as I have to engage with the organisation. What we are suggesting in this particular section is that we would have bodies that absolutely have to be engaged with, but who the authority would then decide to engage with beyond that is a matter for the authority. It could be any type of body or organisation. The way in which it decides to engage, again, will be a matter for the authority. I would assume that any organisation or structure would decide by consensus on who they want to be part of that in the same way as any other organisation. However, it is very much a matter for the authority as to who it feels it is appropriate that it should engage with. What we are trying to do in this section is set out exactly who it must engage with and then there is an opportunity beyond that. As I said, looking at IHREC, given that the overall objective of the amendment is to make sure that human rights are upheld at all times, it is something to which I am committed to doing and I will come back on Report Stage.