The second progress report by the Monitoring Committee was presented to me in early November 2009 and can be viewed under the Corporate Publications section of my Departments website. The report has been circulated widely to interested parties who have been invited to submit observations on its content, together with a general invitation to raise any issues concerning the Sectoral Plan with the Department, at any time. Arising from that circulation a number of submissions have been received, concerning both the material in the progress report and the content and implementation of the Sectoral Plan. These issues are under consideration within the Department and will be brought to the attention of the Monitoring Committee.
The submissions received have also been considered in the context of the report being completed by my Department under Section 31(4) of the Disability Act 2005. When completed, that report will be forwarded to the Department of Justice Equality and Law Reform for presentation to Government, in December 2009, as one of a suite of reports from Sectoral Plan Departments. The Monitoring Committee is committed to undertaking an examination of the Sectoral Plan taking into consideration the revised remit of the Department since the Plan was published. That process will consider progress achieved to date, submissions from interested parties and the views of the bodies under the aegis of the Department.
