The complaint was made to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in 2022 by seven people of African Irish descent.
It alleged the State failed to provide an effective remedy in relation to alleged racial discrimination and systemic racism in Irish childcare institutions, particularly mother and baby homes, between the 1940s and 1990s.
At the time, the government referred to the official State apology offered in January 2021 in which the State recognised the "additional impact which a lack of knowledge and understanding had on the treatment and outcomes of mothers and children with different racial and cultural heritage".
It is understood that the State’s defence will be that the Mother and Baby Homes Commission found that mothers and children in these homes experienced "shame, stigma, and discriminatory attitudes, but did not find any clear evidence of systemic racial discrimination in the homes".
The State’s defence also points to a range of remedies provided to survivors including the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme, the State apology in 2021, and the forthcoming national centre for research and remembrance.
Meanwhile, Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan will update Cabinet on public order policing and the content of the Policing Authority’s review of public order policing — which was carried out following the riots in Dublin in November 2023.
The Garda Commissioner initiated a debrief in the aftermath of the disorder — which is standard practice following high level incidents such as these — following the violence on the streets of Dublin in the aftermath of the stabbing of three children and a creche worker.
The then minister for justice, Helen McEntee, also wrote to the Policing Authority to ask that it advise on any further measures to support Gardaí in future situations.
Mr O'Callaghan will tell ministers that the garda public order unit's capability has been expanded. Members in the Dublin region have increased from just over 200 to almost 700, and additional equipment has been provided along with an additional 15 public order vans that will be operational this year.
Cabinet approval was secured last December for the offences of riot and violent disorder to be included in new legislation for the use of facial recognition technology, and proposals are also being progressed to introduce a ban on face coverings or balaclavas at protests where there is "an intention to intimidate".
Also at Cabinet, Tánaiste Simon Harris will speak to ministers about the implications of tariffs proposed by the US and counter-measures announced by the EU in recent days.
Mr Harris is returning from his St Patrick's Day trip to the US, and he will update ministers on the work of a cross-governmental group tasked with ascertaining the impact of tariffs on Ireland.