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
2 Dec 2020, 17.32
Joint Committee on Disability Matters to celebrate United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities with discussion on Why Disability Matters
17 Nov 2020, 16.22
Joint Committee on Disability Matters to discuss Ireland’s progress on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
10 Nov 2020, 13.43
Joint Committee on Disability Matters to continue discussions on National Disability Inclusion Strategy and United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Recent videos
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
Committee on Disability Matters
Topic: Celebrating United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities with a discussion on ‘Why Disability Matters’
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
Committee on Disability Matters
Topic: Irelands progress of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
Recent debates
Wed, 9 Dec 2020
Joint Committee
Election of Vice Chairman
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
Joint Committee
Why Disability Matters: Discussion
Wed, 18 Nov 2020
Joint Committee
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Recent documents
Thu, 3 Dec
Opening statement, Matt English, Chief Executive Officer and Margaret Turley, Special Olympics Athlete, Special Olympics Ireland
Thu, 3 Dec
Opening statement, Marie Devitt, Pathways Coordinator, Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Thu, 3 Dec
Opening statement, Catherine Kelly, Director of services, WALK
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