Submission on Guidelines for the implementation, monitoring and review of Local Economic and Community Plans

Published: Monday, April 10, 2017

Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) are now established in all local authority areas to oversee and plan for the long-term strategic development and integration of community supports in their areas. At the same time, local authorities have assumed a more...

Submission to Department of the Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on Ireland 2040 National Planning Framework

Published: Tuesday, April 04, 2017

The National Planning Framework – “Ireland 2040 – Our Plan” – will set a new strategic planning and development context for the Ireland and all its regions in the period between now and 2040, setting a strategic, high-level framework for the co-ordination of a range...

Recommendations for Legislative Amendments: Domestic Violence Bill 2017

Published: Thursday, March 02, 2017

NWCI welcomes the new measures to be introduced in the Domestic Violence Bill 2017, and the fact that Ireland is moving towards ratification of the Istanbul Convention. NWCI welcome in particular the enhanced protection of and support for victims when they...

Submission to the Department of Justice and Equality on the National Women’s Strategy and Action Plan 2017-2020

Published: Wednesday, February 01, 2017

NWCI believes that the New National Women's Strategy and Action Plan 2017 - 2020 offers a critical opportunity to effectively leverage current and future policies and programmes to achieve the transformative change needed to ensure that Ireland becomes a more equal country....

Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on its consideration of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution

Published: Friday, December 16, 2016

NWCI's submission to the Citizens’ Assembly highlights the voice of our 180 member organisations in Ireland. We call on the members of the Citizens' Assembly to recommend a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the constitution and introduce legislation providing...

Pre-Budget Submission to the Department of Social Protection 2016

Published: Friday, October 30, 2015

NWCI Submission to Public Consultation on Public Procurement

Published: Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Submission to DFAT consultation on Ireland’s second National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

Published: Monday, September 01, 2014

The National Women's Council of Ireland was integrally involved in the drafting process of the first Irish National Action Plan on United Nations resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. In response to a consultation paper circulated by the Conflict Resolution...

Civic, Social and Political Education in the New Junior Certificate Programme: NWCI/The Y Factor Submission January 2014

Published: Tuesday, January 21, 2014

National Women’s Council of Ireland Submission to the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland

Published: Monday, January 20, 2014

NWCI Submission on the Child Family Income Support Report

Published: Monday, May 27, 2013

The submission by the National Women's Council to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

NWCI Submission to the Constitutional Convention on Dail Electoral Reform

Published: Friday, May 17, 2013

NWCI Submission to the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children May 2013

Published: Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Review of Joint Labour Committees - Submission by the NWCI 2013

Published: Monday, March 11, 2013

The JLCs regulate areas of work that are generally paid at rates marginally above the statutory minimum wage. They are acknowledged as being important in the absence of a fair system to determine wages at this level. The JLCs are...

Putting People First - Putting Women in the Picture

Published: Sunday, January 20, 2013

This documents sets out proposals in relation to Local Government Reform. New structures must ensure the successful engagement of women and theﾠproposed policy on Community and Local Governmentﾠmust enable a focus on women, particularly marginalised and socially and...