A/HRC/10/55 page 32 It also highlights the need for the GIHR to broaden its mandate to include the protection functions as contained in General Observation 1.2 “Human rights mandate”. 4.4. Ghana: Commission of Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) Recommendation: The Sub-Committee recommends that the CHRAJ be re-accredited with status A. The Sub-Committee notes the following: (1) The CHRAJ’s most recent annual report is for the year 2005. This made it more difficult for the Sub-Committee to review the CHRAJ. The Sub-Committee refers to General Observation 6.7 “NHRI Annual Report”; (2) It highlights the desirability of ensuring that the composition of the Council of State explicitly includes members of civil society and other social forces and, in this regard, refers to General Observation 2.1 “Ensuring Pluralism”. 4.5. Ireland: Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Recommendation: The Sub-Committee recommends that the IHRC be re-accredited with status A. The Sub-Committee notes the following: (1) The process for appointing Commissioners adopted by the Government in 2006 ought to be formalized in the IHRC’s enabling legislation to guarantee ongoing transparency. It refers to General Observation 2.2 “Selection and appointment of the governing body”; (2) The grounds for dismissal of a Commissioner ought to be more clearly defined. The Sub-Committee refers to General Observation 2.9 “Guarantee of tenure for members of governing bodies”; (3) The IHRC should be able to independently conduct its affairs without undue interference from the Government. This could include having direct accountability to Parliament. The Sub-Committee refers to General Observation 2.10 “Administrative regulation”. The Sub-Committee notes that under Section 22 of the IHRC’s enabling legislation, its financial grant is determined by the Minister for Justice with the consent of the Minister for Finance. The Sub-Committee expresses deep concern about plans to significantly reduce the IHRC’s budget for 2009. This would undermine the IHRC’s capacity to carry out its mandate effectively and threatens its financial autonomy. The Sub-Committee urges that this plan be reconsidered. It refers to General Observation 2.6 “Adequate funding”.