United Nations Economic and Social Council
E/C.12/IRL/CO/3 Distr.: General 19 June 2015 Original: English Advance unedited version
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Ireland* • The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the third periodic report of Ireland on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (E/C.12/IRL/3) at its 32nd and 33rd meetings (E/C.12/2015/SR.32-33) held on 8 and 9 June 2015, and adopted, at its fiftieth meeting held on 19 June 2015, the following concluding observations. A.
Introduction • The Committee notes the delay in submission by Ireland of the third periodic report and the timely submission of the written replies to the list of issues (E/C.12/IRL/Q/3/Add.1). The Committee appreciates the constructive dialogue with the State party’s high-level delegation and the supplementary information provided by the State party following the dialogue.
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Positive aspects • The Committee welcomes the signature by the State party of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (March 2012). • The Committee also welcomes: (a) The accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure (September 2014) with recognition of the inquiry procedure thereunder; (c) The ratification of the ILO Domestic Workers Convention 2011 No. 189 (August 2014) and the ILO Maritime