National Women’s Council of Ireland |  Stakeholder Submission to the Universal Periodic Review

Published: Thursday, April 09, 2026

This Stakeholder Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Ireland in 2026 is grounded in consultation with our membership in March 2026. It also builds on NWC’s other recent research and policy work, including our submission on Ireland’s 2025...

National Women’s Council Submission to the Public Consultation for the Healthy Ireland Framework

Published: Tuesday, April 21, 2026

NWC welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the public consultation for the new Healthy Ireland Framework. This submission builds on our extensive research and consultation not only with our membership but also directly with women in all their...

NWC Submission to the Low Pay Commission on the National Minimum Wage 2027

Published: Friday, April 10, 2026

Low pay, and pay inequality more generally, is a highly gendered issue. Women are more likely to be in low-paid and precarious work. They are also more likely to have lower incomes, as the persistent gender pay gap stands at...

National Women’s Council Submission Public Consultation on the Cost of Disability April 2026

Published: Tuesday, April 07, 2026

NWC represents and derives our mandate from our membership, which includes nearly 200 groups and organisations from a diversity of backgrounds, sectors and locations across Ireland, including organisations representing disabled women. The following submission is made in response to the Public...

Submission to UN Call for Input: Planning and the Right to a Clean Healthy & Sustainable Environment

Published: Friday, March 27, 2026

Submission of the National Women's Council to the United Nations call for input to inform the Special Rapporteur on the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment's thematic report to 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly focusing...

National Women’s Council Submission to Joint Committee on Health (National Maternity Strategy)

Published: Tuesday, March 03, 2026

This submission builds on our extensive research and consultation not only with our membership but also with women in all their diversity – including Traveller women, Roma women, migrant women, disabled women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and victims and survivors of domestic, sexual...

NWC Submission on the Child and Family Homelessness Action Plan

Published: Friday, February 20, 2026

In this submission, the National Women’s Council outlines the urgent need for a gender-responsive Child and Family Homelessness Action Plan that recognises the deep links between homelessness, poverty and domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. Drawing on our research, policy...

Submission to the Consultation on Ireland’s Social Climate Plan

Published: Friday, October 24, 2025

The Feminist Communities for Climate Justice project's submission to the Consultation on Ireland's Social Climate Plan

Submission to the Consultation on a new National Obesity Strategy in Ireland

Published: Monday, September 22, 2025

Feminist Communities for Climate Justice's submission to the consultation on a new National Obesity Strategy in Ireland

Submission to the Independent COVID-19 Evaluation

Published: Wednesday, September 03, 2025

NWC's submission to Ireland’s COVID-19 Evaluation, an independent non-statutory entity. This submission will contribute to the Evaluation's report, following the conclusion of the public consultation. This submission recognises that gender emerged as a significant factor in the social, economic,...

NWC Submission to the General Scheme of Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill

Published: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

NWC Submission to the General Scheme of Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025, particularly Parts 2, 5 (Head 19) and 12 (Head 39). We cautiously welcome this Bill, as it represents a progressive step towards safeguarding survivors' rights in court systems and address...

National Women’s Council JOC Submission on General Scheme of the Equality Bill 2024

Published: Tuesday, July 15, 2025

NWC welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Joint Oireachtas Committee in relation to the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024), and looks forward to engaging with the Committee on this Bill and in relation to...

National Women’s Council Pre-Budget Submission 2026

Published: Thursday, July 10, 2025

The National Women’s Council has called on the Government to seize the opportunity of its first Budget to deliver a bold, feminist vision for the future. Budget 2026 must invest in universal, inclusive public services that support women as part...

NWC Submission to consultation on the Successor to the Roadmap for Social Inclusion Consultation

Published: Tuesday, July 01, 2025

Tackling social exclusion, poverty, and inequality should be absolutely central to the work of Government. It is also clear that to do this in a way that is sustainable, it is not possible by tinkering at the existing systems – and...

Submission to the Electoral Commission Public consultation on the addresses of candidates on ballots

Published: Friday, January 31, 2025