Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

Organisation name in original language

Category of human rights structure

Parliamentary structure/mechanism

Country

Ireland

Type(s) of body

Not applicable

Legal source(s)

  • Established following an order of the Dáil Eireann on 23 July 2020 and orders of the Seanad Eireann on 18 September 2020 and 25 September 2020.

Human rights capacity support

  • None

Functions

  • Plays a pivotal role in informing debate on key areas of interest regarding North–South cooperation.
  • Examines issues arising from Ireland’s role as a signatory to the Good Friday Agreement and ongoing developments in the implementation of the agreement.
  • Reports back to both Houses of the Oireachtas at least once a year.

Specific mandates

Not applicable

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • Ministers regularly appear before the committee, as do officers from all government departments.
  • The committee may invite any person to appear and frequently meets with representatives of civil society and accepts their submissions.

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • None

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