Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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Question 38: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that under the UN Paris Principles the Irish Human Rights Commission holds an A status rating, meaning it must be appropriately mandated and financially secure; and his plans for how the proposed merged body of the IHRC and the Equality Authority would work effectively with less resources. [37914/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to my statement when I announced the Government's plan to merge the Human Rights Commission and Equality Authority earlier this year. At that time I stated that the new Human Rights and Equality Commission will unequivocally keep faith with the UN Paris Principles on national human rights institutions. The position has not changed since I made that statement.