Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 March 2021
733. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way a gender perspective is being included in the Disability Participation and Consultation Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17492/21]
View answerThe Disability Participation and Consultation Network was established in 2020 as a mechanism to ensure that people with a disability and their representative organisations are involved in the development of policy and legislation.
The Network is made up of an Organising Member and four Grant Funded Members who play a central role in coordinating and organising the the work of the Network. The remaining membership of the Network is made up of organisations and indviduals with lived experience of disability. The make up of membership of the Newtork includes organisations with specific focus on gender perspectives for people with disabilities. These organisations can bring that expertise to bear on the work of the Network.
As part of the Grant Agreements which the Department signed with the Organising Member and Grant Funded Members, the Grantees were advised of the requirement to have due regard to the Public Sector and Equality and Human Rights Duty.
