On 1 December 2011 the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade will be submitting its third periodic report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights under Articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, to which Ireland is a State Party
To access a draft copy of the report, please visit our website at www.dfa.ie.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is currently inviting written submissions from the public as part of its consultation process on the report. An overview of issues raised will be provided in part 4 of the final report.
All written submissions should be sent to ICESCR2011@dfa.ie by close of business on Friday, 28 October 2011.
Any further queries should be directed to ICESCR2011@dfa.ie