Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
537. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the next periodic report on Ireland's implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child will be submitted and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10962/22]
View answerIreland’s combined Fifth and Sixth State Report was formally submitted to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva on 15 February 2022. The report outlines what Ireland is doing to protect and enhance the rights of children since the previous UNCRC report in 2016. The Report is written in response to a List of Issues Report provided by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to Ireland in November 2020.
The UN Committee is now reviewing the State Report document. As part of its initial review, the UN Committee may wish to clarify parts of the State Report with Ireland. My Department will respond to any clarifications sought by the UN Committee. Following the UN Committee’s initial review, and any clarifications that may be required, my Department will then publish the State Report and Statistical Annex on its website.
