A/HRC/33/17 127. Work was ongoing to foster the advancement of women into decision-making roles and positive action measures aimed at improving their employment opportunities and economic position. A consultation process on establishing a national women’s strategy would commence in 2016, including wide-ranging consultation with civil society. 128. A new Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy was being established. A comprehensive, three-phase consultation process was under way. Phase 1 identified key themes for the new strategy, and phase 2 identified and agreed high-level objectives under each agreed theme. The final phase would identify detailed actions to achieve each agreed objective, with timescales, institutional responsibilities and monitoring arrangements. 129. Ireland had a small Roma population, comprising recent migrants mainly from other European Union member States and their Irish-born children. They had the same rights as all other European Union citizens and were fully protected by equality legislation. A Roma consultative committee, on which members of the Roma community would be represented, was being established to ensure that their voices and issues were heard at the centre of Government. 130. A Minister of State for Disabilities had been appointed with a seat at the Cabinet table and a mandate to ensure greater coherence in service delivery and a real improvement in the situation of people with disabilities. A new disability inclusion strategy was being developed on the basis of a comprehensive consultation process, and should be in place in 2016. 131. Ireland was committed to ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It was anticipated that the necessary legislation would be published soon and would be enacted to allow for ratification by the end of 2016. Ireland would ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention at the same time. 132. Legislation would be introduced to remove the current exemption allowing for underage marriage. 133. There was no lack of legal certainty in relation to surnames for any children in Ireland. 134. Ireland thanked delegations for their comments and recommendations and committed to submitting a voluntary interim report in 2018 or 2019. II. Conclusions and/or recommendations 135. The recommendations formulated during the interactive dialogue have been examined by Ireland and enjoy the support of Ireland: 135.1 Ensure the ratification of the recently signed human rights conventions (Romania); 135.2 Accede to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Sierra Leone); 135.3 Expedite the process that will lead to the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture, as well as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Mozambique); ** The conclusions and recommendations have not been edited. GE.16-12337 13