We welcome the opportunity to engage in the development of the General Comment on Article 29 – Participation in Public and Political Life, and we look forward to continued engagement with the Committee during the dissemination process. We note the importance of the General Comment to our role as the UNCRPD IMM in particular. Our submission is informed by our monitoring of the UNCRPD in Ireland, which draws on expertise and on-the-ground insights of a wide range of rights-holders and civil society actors, including our Disability Advisory Committee.