Written Answers. - UN Women's Conference.
Seán Ryan
Question:
53
Mr. S. Ryan
asked the
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
the financial assistance being provided to allow NGOs to attend the forthcoming UN women's conference in New York; the plans for the official Government delegation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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My Department has approved a grant of £1,000 each for the following NGOs, all of which have been accredited by the UN and plan to attend the United Nations Gen eral Assembly Special Session "Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the 21st Century":
Women in Media and Entertainment
Women of the Northwest
Women's Aid.
The following NGOs have been accredited by the UN and my Department will approve a grant of £1,000 to each group upon proof of plans to attend:
Women in the Home (WITH)
European Network of Women.
The Irish Countrywomen's Association is still pursuing accreditation for the special session with the UN and, if successful, my Department will approve a grant of £1,000 to them on proof of plans to attend.
The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing a grant of £1,000 to a representative of Banulacht – The Irish Women for Development NGO – to attend the special session. The Banulacht representative will attend as part of the delegation of the Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations Limited.
The official delegation of Ireland is as follows:
Deputy John O'Donoghue, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Head of Delegation; Mr Richard Ryan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN; Ms Sylda Langford, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Alternate Head of Delegation, Ms Vera Kelly, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Representative; Ms Frances Comerford, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Representative; Ms Joyce Duffy, Mission of Ireland to the UN, Representative, Ms Maureen Bohan, Department of Education and Science, Representative; Ms Mary Cooke, Office of the Attorney General, Representative; Ms Margaret Stanley, Department of Foreign Affairs, Representative; Ms Siobhan McCabe, Department of Foreign Affairs, Representative; Ms Oonagh McPhilips, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Representative; Mr Tony Cotter, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Representative Ms Barbara Cashen, Equality Authority, Expert Member; Ms Geraldine Luddy, Women's Health Council, Expert Member; Ms Gráinne Healy, National Women's Council of Ireland; Ms Carmel Keogh, ICTU, Adviser; Ms Claire Jones, IBEC, Adviser; Ms Nora Bennis, Neart Coalition, Adviser; Ms Eva Coyle, Irish Countrywomen's Association, Adviser; Deputy Seán Ardagh, Chairperson, Joint Committee on Justice, Defence, Equality and Women's Rights; Deputy Monica Barnes, Vice-Chairperson, Joint Committee on Justice, Defence, Equality and Women's Rights; Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, Member of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence, Equality and Women's Rights; Senator Eddie Bohan, Member of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence, Equality and Women's Rights; Mr Ronan Lenihan, Clerk to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence, Equality and Women's Rights.
