The Commission welcomes the opportunity to make its second submission to the Citizens’ Assembly. In particular, the Commission is encouraged by the Assembly’s focus on the opportunities as well as the challenges presented by an ageing population.
The question of an ageing population gives rise to matters of equality and human rights and, in accordance with its statutory mandate and bearing in mind that the Citizens’ Assembly is comprised of 99 individual members of the public, the primary purpose of this submission is to provide information on human rights and equality relevant to equality and the rights of older persons.
This submission is structured as follows:
1. Human rights and equality issues facing older persons in Ireland
2. National machinery for the advancement of equality and human rights
3. Regional and international human rights and equality development