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Publication The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities and access to Covid-specific healthcare by persons with disabilities: a comparative analysis(University of Galway, 2023) Flynn, Eilionóir; Doyle Guilloud, Suzanne; Parker, AprilThe Covid-19 pandemic was a global public health emergency which impacted on almost every aspect of life and society. Yet the impact on persons with disabilities was particular and unique – combining as it did pre-existing inequalities and discrimination with a failure on the part of States and State actors to adequately respond to their needs and rights. This chapter draws on research conducted by the ResPoNCE (Respecting Persons with disabilities’ Needs and Rights in Crisis and Emergency) project to focus on the specific experience of persons with disabilities in accessing Covidspecific healthcare in seven European jurisdictions. It grounds its analysis in the human rights model of disability contained in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Qualitative data collected for the study is relied upon to assess States’ compliance with the requirements of the Convention. Recommendations are then made for human-rights based approaches to accessing healthcare in public health emergencies in the context of disability.Publication ResPoNCE (Respecting Persons with disabilities’ Needs and rights in Crisis and Emergency): Final report(University of Galway, 2023) Flynn, Eilionóir; Doyle Guilloud, S.; Parker, A.; Health Research BoardThe project sought to examine whether the rights of persons with disabilities were respected in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) during the Covid-19 pandemic. In doing so it examined the impact of the pandemic-related laws and policies in seven European countries ¿ Ireland, the UK, Spain, France, Sweden, Italy and Germany - on the health and wellbeing of people with disabilities.Publication Re(al) Productive Justice: Communication guide for health and social care professionals(University of Galway, 2023) Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, ÁineThe purpose of this guide is to assist professionals in their supportive role as they engage with disabled people to ensure their rights are respected. The way in which requests for support are listened to, acknowledged, and acted upon can make the difference to both the process of support and the resulting outcome. From our research, we have heard from professionals how limited resources stymie the way in which they would like to support people. However, people with lived experience of disability speak of the ways in which accessibility and provision of support by professionals can be improved with some important changes. This guide aims to equip professionals with a broad range of approaches to successfully support people with disabilities at initial stages and their corresponding referral avenues, ensuring that from the outset their lived experience is acknowledged respectfully. It is crucial that all avenues in the provision of support and decision-making consider the accessibility requirements and will and preferences of the person requesting the support.Publication Re(al) Productive Justice: Know your rights guide(University of Galway, 2023) Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, ÁineThe Re(al) Productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those decisions. Disabled people should be able to make decisions about having children, to make choices about not having children, and to be properly supported in those choices. However, many barriers exist which prevent disabled people from having the same choices as everyone else. Disabled people have a right to access medical, social work and legal services related to making decisions - and having their decisions respected - around their reproductive choices.Publication Re(al) Productive Justice: Final report(University of Galway, 2023) Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.Re(al) Productive Justice Project, was an Irish project undertaken from 2019-2023 and funded by the Wellcome Trust. The project was carried out by the Principal Investigator, Prof. Eilionóir Flynn, postdoctoral researchers Dr. Jenny Dagg and Dr. Aine Sperrin, research associate Emma Burns, and research assistant Maria Ní Fhlatharta, from the Centre for Disability Law and Policy at University of Galway. The research was centred on the desire to make visible the experiences of disabled people making reproductive choicesin Ireland within regulatory frameworks that limit their available options.Publication Re(al) Productive Justice: Fertility and contraception toolkit(University of Galway, 2023) Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, Áine; Flynn, EilionóirThe Re(al)productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those decisions. Disabled people should be able to make decisions about having children, to make choices about not having children, and to be properly supported in those choices. However, many barriers exist which prevent disabled people from having the same choices as everyone else. Disabled people have a right to access medical, social work and legal services related to making decisions - and having their decisions respected - around fertility and contraception. Services should be designed and delivered so that they meet the needs of everyone who needs to access them.Publication Re(al) Productive Justice: Abortion toolkit(University of Galway, 2023) Dagg, Jenny; Flynn, Eilionóir; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, ÁineThe Re(al)productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those decisions. Disabled people should be able to make decisions about having children, to make choices about not having children, and to be properly supported in those choices. However, many barriers exist which prevent disabled people from having the same choices as everyone else. Disabled people have a right to access medical, social work and legal services related to making decisions - and having their decisions respected - around abortion. Services should be designed and delivered so that they meet the needs of everyone who needs to access them.Publication Re(al) Productive Justice: Parenting toolkit(University of Galway, 2023) Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, ÁineThe Re(al) Productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those decisions. Disabled people should be able to make decisions about having children, to make choices about not having children, and to be properly supported in those choices. However, many barriers exist which prevent disabled people from having the same choices as everyone else. Disabled people have a right to access medical, social work and legal services related to making decisions - and having their decisions respected - around fertility and contraception. Services should be designed and delivered so that they meet the needs of everyone who needs to access them.Publication Re(al) Productive Justice: Pregnancy and birth toolkit(University of Galway, 2023) Flynn, Eilionóir; Dagg, Jenny; Ní Fhlatharta, Maria; Burns, Emma Q.; Sperrin, ÁineThe Re(al)productive Justice project is about disabled people and reproductive justice. Reproductive justice is about the choice to have a child, the choice not to have a child, and being properly supported in those decisions. Disabled people should be able to make decisions about having children, to make choices about not having children, and to be properly supported in those choices. However, many barriers exist which prevent disabled people from having the same choices as everyone else. Disabled people have a right to access medical, social work and legal services related to making decisions - and having their decisions respected - around pregnancy and birth. Services should be designed and delivered so that they meet the needs of everyone who needs to access them. The Pregnancy and Birth Toolkit is for professionals who provide services connected to pregnancy and birth in Ireland. It can be used by a wide range of professionals working in the medical, social work, and legal sectors.Publication Report to government Working Group on the Protection Process on improvements to the protection process, including direct provision and supports to asylum seekers, Final Report, June 2015(Department of Justice and Equality, 2015) Smyth, Ciara; Working Group on the Protection Process; |~|1267881|~|[No abstract available]Publication The citizenship referendum: issues, observations and concerns(National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, 2004-06) Smyth, Ciara; |~|1267880|~|This report is the third of a new series of advocacy papers produced by the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI). The first advocacy paper focussed on the reform and harmonisation of migration policy in Ireland, the second focussed on international perspectives relating to the future of Irish born children and their non-national parents in Ireland.Publication Pilot project – promoting protection of the right to housing – homelessness prevention in the context of evictions Final report(European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Directorate Soc, 2016) Kenna, Padraic; Benjaminsen, Lars; Busch-Geertsema, Volker; Nasarre-Aznar, Sergio; Kenna, P., Benjaminsen, L., Busch-Geertsema, V. and Nasarre-Aznar, S.; |~|1267872|~|This is the Final Report of the research financed by and prepared for the use of the European Commission, Directorate-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, as part of the Promoting protection of the right to housing Homelessness prevention in the context of evictions pilot project.Publication The Family Support Agency Act 2001.(Roundhall Sweet & Maxwell, 2001) Buckley, Lucy-AnnThe Family Support Agency Act 2001 was enacted with the purpose of rationalising and enhancing the main family support programmes in Ireland. Prior to the passing of the Act, numerous support services, most of them in receipt of state funding, had become available for families and communities. These services ranged from mediation and counselling services to community support programmes. Many of the services arose organically, in the community development context, and were subsequently enhanced by legislative measures. The Commission on the Family emphasised the need for a greater balance of resources in dealing with the legal consequences of marital breakdown, and providing social supports for families in vulnerable situationsPublication Review of the legal framework applicable to MPAs as a tool for ecosystem conservation & fisheries management(AREA, 2006-02) Long, Ronan; Commission of the European Communities, specific RTD programme SSP8-2004-513670, PROTECTA review of the legal basis in a number of international and European legal instruments underpinning the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a tool for ecosystem conservation and fisheries management. The global instruments examined include: the 1982 United Nations Law of the Sea Convention (LOS); the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) and Agenda 21; the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity; the 1995 United Nations Agreement Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks; the 1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; and the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). The regional instruments considered are: the OSPAR and HELCOM Conventions. European primary and secondary legal instruments reviewed include: the EC Treaties; Council Regulation No 2371/2002; Council Directive 92/43/EEC (the Habitats Directive); and Council Regulation 602/2004 to protect deepwater coral sites in an area north-west of Scotland. Recent policy initiatives such as the Biodiversity Action Plan for Fisheries, the European Marine Strategy and the European Maritime Policy are also mentioned. The chapter concludes by outlining the legal options for establishing Marine Protected Areas as a tool for ecosystem conservation and fisheries management.Publication Legal briefing: Travellers(Centre for Housing Research, 2009) Kenna, PadraicPublication Legal briefing: Equality.(Centre for Housing Research, 2009) Kenna, PadraicPublication Legal briefing: European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003.(Centre for Housing Research, 2009) Kenna, PadraicPublication Legal briefing: Anti-social behaviour.(Centre for Housing Research, 2009) Kenna, Padraic