Ireland must do more to fulfil rights of children, Roderic O’Gorman tells UN convention

Recruitment and retention of staff would be a key issue for Mr O’Gorman and Minister of State for Disabilities Ann Rabbitte. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ collins

Children Minister Roderic O’Gorman told a UN convention that Ireland must do more to fulfil the rights of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland.

Mr O’Gorman told the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child that he looked forward to taking responsibility for the “significant challenge” of the Government’s disabilities brief from March 1 when it would move from the Department of Health to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.