Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2017
323. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress that has been made in the area of the State's human rights record following the report by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights since May 2016. [3127/17]
View answerThe Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for coordinating the submission of Ireland’s national reports under various international human rights treaties including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. However domestic implementation of commitments and recommendations is a matter for relevant Government Departments.
Ireland’s last periodic report under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights was considered by the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in June 2015 and its concluding observations, issued in July 2015, made recommendations across the whole of Government on a wide range of issues. Information on progress on specific recommendations may be obtained directly from relevant Government Departments.
