Advocating for human rights
Links to submissions and consultations we have contributed to in recent years are shared below. You can click on the name of the submission or consultation to read our response.
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2024
- Submission to a consultation by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) on its next Strategy Statement.
- Submission to a consultation on the key priority areas in the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General’s report concerning the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, including promotion of mental health.
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2023
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2022
- Response to a consultation by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) on draft recommendations on a a consent model for the collection, use and sharing of health information in Ireland.
- Submission to the consultation on the Reasonable Accommodation Fund.
- Response to HIQA's public consultation on draft recommendations on a model for health information standards to support the delivery of health and social care services in Ireland.
- Response to HIQA's consultation on draft national standards for information management in health and social care.
- Response to a consultation by the Decision Support Service (DSS) on the Code of Practice for Supporting Decision Making and Assessing Capacity.
- Response to a consultation by the DSS on a Code of Practice for Advance Healthcare Directives for Healthcare Professionals.
- Response to a consultation by the DSS on a Code of Practice for Healthcare Professionals.
- Response to a consultation by the DSS on a Code of Practice for Designated Healthcare Representatives.
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2021
- Submission to a consultation on the review of the Equality Acts.
- Submission on draft State Report to United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
- Submission to the consultation on the new National Access Plan.
- Submission on the United Nations (UN) Third Universal Periodic Review Cycle for Ireland.
- Submission to a consultation on the National Recovery and Resilience Plan
- Submission on the draft State report under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
- Submission to a consultation on the review of the Mental Health Act 2001.
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2020
- Submission to a consultation on mental health services responses during service disruption.
- Submission to a consultation on flexible working.
- Submission to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth's consultation on the Statement of Strategy 2021- 2023.
- Submission to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs' Review of the Child Care Act 1991.
- Submission on the Law Reform Commission’s Issues Paper, A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding.
- Submission on SOLAS' Adult Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy.
- Consultation feedback on the Draft Recommendations on the Implementation of a National Electronic Patient Summary from HIQA.
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2019
- Submission to the Study on Familicide and Domestic Homicide Reviews.
- Submission to HIQA’s consultation on draft guidance for a human rights-based approach in health and social care services.
- Submission to the mid-term review of the National Disability Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021.
- Submission to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on the Pathways to Work Strategy September 2019.
- Submission to the Committee on Justice and Equality on direct provision and the international protection application process May 2019.
- Submission to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on its review of the Implementation of the National Action Plan for Social Inclusion 2007-2017.
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2018
- Submission on IHREC's Strategy Statement.
- Developing Recommendations in Respect of a National, Community-based ePrescribing Programme.
- Submission to Department of Justice and Equality on the UN Committee on the Eraducation of Racial Discrimnation.
- Submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Future of Mental Health Care.
- Submission to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on the Review of the Gender Recognition Act.
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2017
- Submission to Seanad Public Consultation Committee on Children’s Mental Health in Ireland May 2017.
- Submission to the Health Insurance Authority on Lifetime Community Rating in private health insurance 2017.
- Submission to the Department of Justice and Equality on the new National Women’s Strategy 2017-2020.
- Submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health on the General Scheme of the Health Information and Patient Safety Bill.
- Language and mental health consultation.
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2016
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2014
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