We welcome the opportunity to provide information to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (‘the Committee’) in advance of the pre-sessional meeting to consider the list of issues to raise with the State in advance of, and during, the review of Ireland’s compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
This is our first report to the Committee as the Independent Monitoring Mechanism for Ireland under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Our submission builds on and complements our previous submissions to international and European reporting mechanisms, in which we have highlighted the many systemic and persistent barriers to the full realisation of the rights of disabled people in Ireland. It is significantly informed by the input of Disabled Persons Organisations, disabled people, including through our Disability Advisory Committee, and civil society organisations.
The report is available to download in word and PDF versions. An Easy-to-Read version is being developed and will be published as soon as it is available.