The Committee considers all disability matters including monitoring the implementation (by Ireland) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Press releases
19 Apr 2021, 12.45
Joint Committee on Disability Matters to resume discussions on National Disability Inclusion Strategy and United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
15 Apr 2021, 16.05
Statement from Committee on Disability Matters on RTÉ Investigates report
29 Mar 2021, 15.30
Joint Committee on Disability Matters to discuss Housing Policy and UNCRPD with Minister Peter Burke
Recent videos
Tue, 20 Apr 2021
Committee on Disability Matters
Topic: To discuss progress on the National Disability Inclusion Strategy (2017-2021) (resumed)
Tue, 30 Mar 2021
Committee on Disability Matters
Topic: How housing policy aligns with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
Tue, 9 Mar 2021
Committee on Disability Matters
Topic: “Nothing about us without us” - Achieving equal rights and equity for women with disabilities
Recent debates
Tue, 20 Apr 2021
Joint Committee
National Disability Inclusion Strategy: Discussion (Resumed)
Tue, 30 Mar 2021
Joint Committee
Housing Policy and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Tue, 9 Mar 2021
Joint Committee
Nothing About Us Without Us - Achieving Equal Rights and Equity for Women with Disabilities: Discussion
Recent documents
Tue, 20 Apr
Opening statement, Jacqui Browne, Chairperson, Disabled Persons Organisation’s Coalition
Tue, 20 Apr
Opening statement, Loraine Dempsey, Chief Executive Officer, Inclusion Ireland
Tue, 20 Apr
Opening statement, John Dolan et al., Chief Executive Officer, Disability Federation of Ireland
Contact details
Committee on Disability Matter
Leinster House
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
D02 XR20
Press officer
Robert Kennedy-Cochrane
(01) 618 4149
(085) 870 7436