WATCH: Ratification of the Optional Protocol of the UNCRPD

Transcript: Deputy Patrick Costello: My question is for the Minister with responsibility for disabilities. Will the Minister commit to ratifying the optional protocol of the UNCRPD in the lifetime of the Government? There is not much time left. Minister Roderic O’Gorman: As the Taoiseach outlined in the House last week, the Government’s commitment is to…

WATCH: RTÉ Archives Reform – PMB

View bill here. View explanatory memo here. Full transcript: I thank the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, for her time. I am delighted to bring forward the Bill to Second Stage. It is almost a year to the day since I introduced it, and the past year has certainly been interesting for broadcasting. It has perhaps shown…