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Disability Matters Committee discuss Aligning Disability Services with the UNCRPD

20 Oct 2021, 18:02

The Joint Committee on Disability Matters will discuss Aligning Disability Services with the UNCRPD - physical and sensory disability when it meets, Thursday, 21 October 2021. The Committee will meet at 9:45 am in Committee Room 4 of Leinster House.

The UNCRPD is a landmark Convention which simply seeks to ensure that people with disabilities can enjoy the same human rights as everyone else. This calls for a step-change across all sectors of society from a medial model of disability to a social and rights-based model of care, which ensures the inclusion of all groups of people with disabilities across our communities.

The Committee will meet with Damien O’Reilly and Samantha Kenny.

In advance of the meeting Committee Cathaoirleach Deputy Michael Moynihan said: “This is the first of a series of meetings covering the topic of ‘Aligning Disability Services with the UNCRPD’. The Committee will hear from individuals with a physical or sensory disability or from those caring for a person with physical or sensory disability.” 

The Cathaoirleach went on to say: “Our meeting on Thursday will consider the lived experience of service users in the current disability services system and its limitations. The Committee looks forward to discussing these topics and the wider debate with our guests.”

The meeting in Committee Room 4 can be viewed live on the Oireachtas website.

The Joint Committee on Disability Matters has 14 Members, nine from the Dáil and five from the Seanad.

More information can be found on the dedicated Committee Webpage. Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.

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