Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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493. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the key topics that will be reviewed during the United Nations review of the rights of the child in January 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28939/15]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child will conduct the review, in January 2016, of Ireland's Third and Fourth Consolidated Periodic Report which was submitted to the Committee in August 2013. As part of its normal process, the Committee has recently provided a "List of Issues" to which it requires a response by 15th October 2015. A copy of the List of Issues is being provided directly to the Deputy.

The purpose of the List is to identify in advance the main questions which could potentially be discussed with the Irish delegation in January 2016. The Committee has stated that the List of Issues is not intended to be exhaustive and should not be interpreted as limiting or prejudicing the type and range of questions which members of the Committee might wish to pose in January.