This call for submission is now closed.
Summary
This is a consultation as part of the Joint Committee on Disability Matter’s Pre-Legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Disability (Amendment) Bill 2025.
Closing date
The closing date for receipt of submissions is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 3 March 2026.
Consultation description
The purpose of this consultation is to assist the Committee in its examination of the proposed legislative reforms to Part 2 of the Disability Act 2005, which relate to the Assessment of Need process.
The Committee invites written submissions from interested groups or individuals on this topic. Submissions in other formats (video, for example) can be facilitated, subject to communication with and further guidance from the Committee Clerk. Cuirtear fáilte roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge freisin.
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- How to send your submission
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Please email an electronic document (searchable PDF or equivalent) to the clerk of the Committee. Submissions in other formats (video, for example) can be facilitated subject to communication with and further guidance from the Committee Clerk.
Please do not send hard copies of your submission, as this may cause confusion and duplication.
Please do not send your submission to individual committee members. The Clerk will ensure all members receive copies of all submissions.
- What to include in your submission
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Your submission should comprise the submission document and a separate covering letter. This allows the Committee to publish your submission without your contact details. Submissions in other formats (video, for example) can be facilitated subject to communication with and further guidance from the Committee Clerk.
In the covering letter, please include:
- your name, email address and contact telephone number
- if the submission is on behalf of an organisation, your position in the organisation
- a brief outline of why you are making the submission
- an indication of whether you would be willing to appear in public session at a committee meeting
In the submission document, please include:
- a brief introduction, for example, explaining your area of expertise
- any factual information that you have to offer from which the committee might be able to draw conclusions, or which could be put to other parties for their reactions
- links to any publications you refer to; there is no need to send such publications as attachments
- any recommendations to the committee; be as specific as possible and summarise your recommendations at the end of the document
- if your document is more than ten pages long, an executive summary of the main points made in the submission
- please remember to number your pages.
- Tips on writing your submission
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Keep your submission concise and to the point. Please do not include any unnecessary or superfluous material that does not relate directly to the topic.
If you refer to other publications, include links to the publications. There is no need to send them as attachments.
Please remember to number your pages.
If you would like more detailed guidance on writing your submission, please contact the Clerk to the Committee.
- Important information
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The Committee cannot consider submissions which deal with matters outside its remit.
The Committee cannot consider submissions which deal with individual cases.
Submissions sent to any other email address may not be accepted.
Anonymous submissions cannot be accepted and will be rejected.
Petitions and form letters may not be accepted or published.
Submissions made to a Committee may be published as received, either as part of a Committee report or separately, if the Committee decides to do so.
Making a submission is a public process
.The Committee is not obliged to accept your submission nor is it obliged to publish any or all of the submission if it has been accepted. However, the operations of a parliament are a public process, and you should be aware that any submissions made to a Committee including your identity may be published either as part of a Committee report, or separately, if the Committee decides to do so.