Here are the submissions issued by Atheist Ireland
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International submissions
2022
- Submission to High Commissioner in response to call for inputs on combating intolerance against persons based on religion or belief
Submission to UN on combating intolerance based on religion or beliefs (Oct)
- Written Joint Statement by Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland to UN Committee on Children’s Rights
Written Joint Statement September
- Joint submission by Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland re Submission to UN Committee on Children’s Rights
Submission to UN Committee on Children’s Rights (Aug)
- Atheist Ireland Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee re Ireland and ICCPR
Submission to the UNHRC on ICCPR (June)
Link to the submission on the ohchr site
- Atheist Ireland Submission on Input on combating intolerance against persons based on religion or belief under Resolution 76/157
Submission on Freedom of Religion and Beliefs (March)
- Submission to United Nations Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights
Submission to United Nations Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (Jan)
2021
- Submission to UN on Freedom of Thought
Input for GA76 Freedom of Thought Report (June)
- Joint Submission from Atheist Ireland Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland & Evangelical Alliance of Ireland on UN Human Rights Council Third Universal Periodic Review of Ireland Oct/Nov 2021
Joint submission on Third Universal Periodic Review of Ireland (Mar)
2020
- Submission to the UN on the Rights of the Child by Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance of Ireland, and Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland
Submission on the rights of the child (June)
- Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues on Categories of Minorities
Submisson on A Secular State Protects Religious Minorities (May)
- Submission to UN Human Rights body under International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
Treaty Bodies Sessions – A Secular State Protects Human Rights (Aug) also uploaded here
2019
- Joint Submission to UNCERD on Racial Discrimination in Ireland
2018
- Submission to the UN Convention on Eliminating Religious Discrimination (UN CERD)
Submission to UNCERD Jan 2018
2017
- Submission to UN Human Rights Committee Regarding Examination of Pakistan under the ICCPR By Atheist Ireland, the Evangelical Alliance of Ireland,
And the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Ireland June 2017
Submission to UNHRC over Examination of Pakistan under the ICCPR (on ohcrh)
Submission to UNHRC over Examination of Pakistan under the ICCPR (on atheist.ie)
- Atheist Ireland submission to UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Jan 2017
2016
- Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance Ireland, Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Ireland
Secular Alliance submission Nov 2016
- Atheist Ireland recommendations to the OSCE
Recommendations to the OSCE October 2016
- Atheist Ireland submission to the Irish Human Rights & Equality Commissionon the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
Submission to the UN CEDAW Sept 2016
2015
- Atheist Ireland submission to the Council of Europe CoE on the O’Keeffe judgement in the European Court of Human Rights which has human rights implications for religiously-run national schools in Ireland.
Submission to the Council of Europe on O’Keeffe against Ireland
2014
- Atheist Ireland submission to the United Nations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights June 2014
Submission to the UN under ICCPR June 2014
- Atheist Ireland submission regarding Ireland’s written response to the Committee’s questions in Geneva July 2014
AI submission to UNHRC re-Ireland’s response July 2014
- Atheist Ireland submission to the Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA) for the UN Convention for the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) November 2014
Submission to the CRA on UNCRC Nov 2014
2013
- Atheist Ireland submission on the Recommendations / questions for the UN Human Rights Committee regarding Ireland under the ICCPR
2012
- Atheist Ireland Submission to Council of Europe on Protection of National Minorities
Submission to Council of Europe on Protection of National Minorities Apr
- Atheist Irelands’ Submission to the European Commission against Racism and Interelance
Submission to the European Commission against Racism and Interelance Feb
2011
- Atheist Ireland submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review UN UPR (Twelfth Session of the Working Group on the UPR Human Rights Council, 6th October 2011)
- Atheist Ireland Submission to the United Nations Committee on The Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) January 2011
Submission to the CERD Jan 2011
National submissions
2024
2023
- Letter to Oireachtas Education Committee (November)
- Response to Attorney General (June)
- Submission to IHREC on the Draft Code of Practice on the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty
- Letter Minister for Social Protection on the Civil Registration act (May)
- Letter on Report on Irish Defence Forces Chaplains (May)
- Letter to the department of education on admissions policies (Apr)
- Letter to the minister of Education and skills (Mar)
- Letter to the Attorney General (Mar)
- Letter re – Decision by Department of Education to refuse access to records (Mar)
2022
- Atheist Ireland submission to NCCA Consultation on Background Paper and Brief for the redevelopment of Senior Cycle SPHE
Submission to the NCCA regarding SPHE (Dec)
- Letters in December about misuse of public funds in relation to religious instruction.
To Public Accounts Committee
To Comptroller and Auditor General
To Education Committee
To Department of Education - Letter to TDs asking them to amend the Incitement to Hatred Bill
- School Admissions Policy Update (Oct 2022) sent to Ombudsman for Children (OCO)
- Submission to NCCA regarding Draft specification for Junior Cycle SPHE
Submission on Draft specification for Jr Cycle SPHE (Oct)
- Letter to PAC (Oct)
Our Response to Public Accounts Committee re our complaint (Oct)
- Submisson from Atheist Ireland to to the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands re Religion and Belief in the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2022
Religion and Belief in the Charities (Amendment) Bill 2022 (Sep)
- Submission from Atheist Ireland to Seanad Public Consultation Committee on the Constitutional Future of the Island of Ireland
Submission to the Seanad re Constitutional Future of Island of Ireland (Sep)
- Letter to the Public Accounts Committee – PAC
Response to PAC’s july letter (july)
- Letter to the Public Accounts Committee – PAC
Follow up to PAC complaint (june)
- Letter to the Public Accounts Committee – PAC
Response to PAC’s may letter (May)
- Letter to the Department of Education regarding follow up to complaint
Letter to the Department of Education (May)
- Letter to the Minister of Finance on misuse of funds
Complaint re misuse of public funds regarding criteria by whichany class or classes of recognised schools or centres for education are to be funded in a given school year (April)
- Submission to Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018
Submission on Review of the Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy Act 2018 (March)
- Submission to Joint Health Committee on Constitutional issues re the National Maternity Hospital and the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Code of Ethical Standards for Healthcare
Submission on NMH and ICB code of Ethics (March)
- Submission to the Joint Committee on Gender Equality on the Recommendations of The Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality
Submission on Gender Equality (March)
- Updated Submission to NCCA on Draft Primary Curriculum Framework
Draft Primary Framework Updated submission (Feb)
- Addendum to Complaint to Comptoller and Auditor General re misuse of public funds by Department of Education and NCCA (Burke case added)
Complaint to CAG re misuse of public funds by Dept of Eduction (Feb)
- Letter to Minister for Education, Norma Foley. A response to Minister Foley’s letter
A response to Minister Foley’s letter (Jan)
2021
- Complaint to Comptroller and Auditor General re misuse of public funds by Department of Education & NCCA
Complaint to CAG re misuse of public funds by Dept of Education (Dec)
- Letter in response to Department of Education and Skills
Response letter to the Dept (Dec)
- Submission on the NCCA Background Paper for the redevelopment of Junior Cycle SPHE
Submission on the NCCA Background Paper for the redevelopment of Junior Cycle SPHE (Nov)
- Letter to the Department of Education and Skills seeking retraction of Circular Letter 0062/2018
Letter to the Department re Circular Letter 0062/2018 (Oct)
- Submission to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth on Draft 5th/6th State Report of Ireland to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Submission to Department regarding Draft State Report to UN Committee on Rights of the Child (Oct)
- Submission on Consultation on the Review of the Equality Acts
Consultation on the Review of the Equality Acts (Oct)
- Submission to the Consultation for the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Strategy Statement 2022-24
- Letter to the Oireachtas Joint Education Committee regarding non attendance of religion and anti abortion video shown in school
Letter to the Ed Committee (Aug)
- Sent briefing document to TDs and Senators on Student Charter Bill
- Submission to the Department of Equality’s Independent Anti-Racism Committee
Submission to Deptment of Equality on Racism (July)
- Letter to Taoiseach and Tanaiste, Government Ministers,TDs and Senators regarding legislation for inclusive Relationship and Sexuality Education
- Joint Submission from Atheist Ireland, Evangelical Alliance of Ireland, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to the Public Consultation Commission on the Defence Forces
Submission to the Defence Forces (Mar)
Supplementary submission to the Defence Forces based on FOI information (Apr)
- Letter to the Minister of Education regarding Burke Case
Letter (April)
- Submission to the Joint Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritagere the Electoral Reform Bill
Protecting Democracy from Undue Influence of Money (Feb)
Also available on oireachtas.ie
- Letter to the Minister of Justice on obligations to ensure human rights in education system
Response to Minsters Letter (Feb)
- Letter to the Oireachtas Committee on Justice on the Scrutiny of Dying with Dignity Bill 2020
Scrutiny of Dying with Dignity Bill 2020 (Jan)
2020
- Report on Schools Admissions Policies sent it to the Minister, the Department, and the Oireachtas Education Committee
- Submission to NCCA on Draft Primary Curriculum Framework
Submission to NCCA on Draft Primary Curriculum Framework (Oct)
- Submission to Senators on the Bill to amend the Electoral Act 1997
Submission on the bill to amend the Electoral Act 1997 (Oct)
- Submission to citizens assembly on gender equality
Submission to Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality, March
- Letter to the Data Protection Commission
Submission to Round One of the Public Consultation on DPC’s Regulatory Strategy Feb
- Letter to the Dept of Education and Skills regarding opt-outs
Letter to the Department re New Catholic Guidelines and Opt outs
2019
- Atheist Ireland Submission on Hate Crime
- Atheist Ireland Submission on the NCCA Draft Report on the Review of Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE)
Submission on the NCCA Draft Report on (RSE) Oct
- Atheist Ireland Follow up document with the ETBI
- Joint submission to the State report on the upcoming UN questioning of Ireland under the CERD – the Convention on Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- Atheist Ireland Government Dialogue Submission “A Secular State Protects A Pluralist Society”
Atheist Ireland Government Dialogue Submission July
- Atheist Ireland’s contribution to the Plenary Meeting of the Dialogue Process between the Irish Government, Churches and Non-confessional Bodies
- Atheist Ireland Submission to the Committee on Justice and Equality Consultation on Direct Provision and the International Protection Application Process
- Atheist Ireland Submission to consultation process on the establishment of an electoral commission
Atheist Ireland calls for stronger regulation of funding of political campaigns (Mar)
- Atheist Ireland Briefing document to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission IHREC
IHREC Briefing document on ETBs and the NCCA
2018
- Atheist Ireland Submission to the NCCA on Religious Education
NCCA Religious Education (Sep)
- Atheist Ireland Submission to Oireachtas Committee on Education & Skills On the Content and Delivery of Sexual Health and Relationship Education and Related Issues
Sex Education Submission (Apr)
- Atheist Ireland Letter to the Charities regulator on questions regarding the Iona Institute
Questions to the Charities Regulator regarding Iona (Apr)
- Atheist Ireland Letter to SIPO: Questions regarding the Irish Catholic Bishops Conference, the Hierarchy
General Purposes Trust, and related entities
Questions to SIPO on ICBC (Mar)
- Atheist Ireland Letter to the IHREC over SIPO
Letter to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Jan)
2017
- Atheist Ireland Submission to the Citizen’s Assembly on the manner in which referenda are held
Citizen’s Assembly Manner in which Referenda held (Dec)
Also available from the Citizen’s Assembly website under reference # D1-KF04W5RRDTOL
- Atheist Ireland SIPO Report
Atheist Ireland SIPO Report (Dec)
- Atheist Ireland Submission to NCCA consultation on Junior Cycle Religious Education
NCCA consultation on Jr Cycle Religious Education
- Atheist Ireland Consultation Process for 2021 Census (Nov)
- Atheist Ireland Report on Tipperary ETB/CTI
Tipperary ETB/CTI is Failing in its Duty to Promote and Respect Human Rights (Sept)
- Atheist Ireland Letter to TD’s over Dail Prayer
Letter to TD’s over Dail Prayer (Apr)
- Atheist Ireland Submission to Department of Education Public Consultation Process on the role of Denominational Religion In the School Admissions Process
Submission on School admissions (Mar)
- Atheist Ireland Paper to the Citizen’s Assembly on the 8th Amendment.
Paper to Citizen’s Assembly on 8th Amendment (Feb)
2016
- Atheist Ireland Submission to the Citizen’s Assembly on the 8th Amendment.
Submission to Citizen’s Assembly on 8th Amendment (Dec)
- Atheist Ireland Submission to the NWCI on CEWAD October 2016
Submission to NCWI on CEDAW Oct 2016
- Atheist Ireland Submission on Consultation on Statement of Strategy 2016- 2018 8th June 2016
AI Eduation Consultation June 2016
- Atheist Ireland second submission to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) on the proposed Education about Religions, Beliefs and Ethics course.
2nd Sumbission to the NCCA on ERBE
2015
- Atheist Ireland submission to RTE on the Angelus and the new video competition June 2015
Submission to RTE on the Angelus June 2015 June 2015
2014
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Atheist Ireland submission to the Seanad Public Consultation Committee on Ireland’s obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights March 2014
- Atheist Ireland submission to FLAC on the Shadow Report process for the UN Covenant onEconomic, Social and Cultural Rights
Submission to FLAC on ICESCR June 2014
- Atheist Ireland submission on the Draft General Scheme for Advance Healthcare Directives for Incorporation into the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill (2013) June 2014
Submission on Advanced Healthcare Directives June 2014
- Atheist Ireland submission to the Children’s Rights Alliance (CRA) for the UN Convention for the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) November 2014
Submission to the CRA on UNCRC Nov 2014
2013
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Atheist Ireland submission to the Constitutional Convention on removing the offence of blasphemy July 2013
Submission to Constitutional Convention on removing blasphemy July 2013
- Atheist Ireland Submission on the Draft General Scheme of an Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2013
Submission on the Draft General Scheme of an Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2013 (October)
- Atheist Ireland submission to the Constitutional Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Without Discrimination October 2013
Submission to Constitutional Convention on ESCR Oct 2013
- Atheist Ireland submission to the Constitutional Convention on secularism October 2013
Submission to Constitutional Convention a secular constitution Oct 2013
- Atheist Ireland supplementary submission to the Constitutional Convention on Church State Separation November 2013
Submission to the Constitutional Convention on Church State separation
- Atheist Ireland presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection regarding the Draft General Scheme of an Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2013
Presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection Dec 2013
- Atheist Ireland submission on the proposed amendment to Section 37 of the Employment Equality Act 1998-2011 November 2013
Submission on section 37 of employment equality act Nov 2013
- Atheist Ireland submission to the Department of Education on Inclusiveness in Primary Schools November 2013
Submission on inclusion in schools Nov 2013
- Letter to the Children’s Ombudsman on the Admission to Schools Bill 2013 December 2012
Letter to Children’s Ombudsman Dec 2013
2012
- Atheist Ireland briefing document for TDs – Legislating for Equality In Marriage Registration
Legislating for Equality In Marriage Registration (Dec)
2011
- Atheist Ireland submission to the Irish Human Rights Commission on Religion and Education from a Human Rights Perspective Jan 2011
Submission to the IHREC on Religion and Education Jan 2011
- Atheist Ireland submission to the discussion paper on regulatory framework for school enrolement October 2011
Submission to the discussion paper on regulatory framework for school enrolement
- Atheist Ireland submission to the Department of Justice and Equality Universal Periodic Review on the new Human Rights and Equality Commission.
Submission to the Dep of Justice and Equality on the New Human Rights and Equality Commission
- Atheist Ireland Q&A at the general working session of the forum on patronage and pluaralism
Q&A at general session on Patronage and Pluaralism November 2011
- Atheist Ireland submission to the forum on patronage and pluaralism June 2011
Submission on Patronage and Pluaralism June 2011
- Atheist Ireland response to the forum on patronage and pluaralism November 2011
Submission on Patronage and Pluaralism November 2011