Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
741. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the dates of meetings of his Department’s committee on human rights from 2016 to date in tabular form; the members of the committee; the terms of reference of the committee; the agendas and minutes of all meetings from 2016 to date; the reason this information is no longer accessible on his Department’s website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13900/21]
View answerIn line with current guidance on Freedom of Information, the Department of Foreign Affairs prioritises the routine publication of information most frequently requested by the public. The minutes of the DFA Committee on Human Rights are circulated to all the organisations represented at the Committee and additional requests for this information have not been received in the recent past. The agendas and minutes of the meetings between 2016 and 2020 are attached together with the Terms of Reference and current membership of the Committee. The next meeting of the Committee will take place virtually on 22 April 2021. I can confirm that the Department will resume publishing of the minutes on the DFA website.
The Department of Foreign Affairs hosted eleven meetings of the DFA Committee on Human Rights from 2016 to 2020 on the following dates:
|
Year |
|
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2016 |
8th April |
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2016 |
24th October |
|
2016 |
12th December |
|
2017 |
27 January |
|
2017 |
26th May |
|
2018 |
5th September |
|
2018 |
12th November |
|
2019 |
5th February |
|
2019 |
29th April |
|
2019 |
16th October |
|
2020 |
22nd July |
