A/66/44 (27) While welcoming the signing of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on 6 November 2006, the Committee encourages the State party to accelerate the ratification process, as well as the designation of a national preventive mechanism. (28) Noting the commitment made by the State party in the context of the universal periodic review (A/HRC/8/36), the Committee recommends that the State party consider ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as well as the new International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. (29) The State party is encouraged to disseminate widely the report submitted to the Committee and the present concluding observations, in appropriate languages, through official websites, the media and non-governmental organizations. (30) The Committee invites the State party to present its next periodic report in accordance with its reporting guidelines and to observe the page limit of 40 pages for the treaty-specific document. The Committee also invites the State party to submit an updated common core document in accordance with the requirements of the harmonized guidelines on reporting under the international human rights treaties (HRI/GEN.2/Rev.6), approved by the Inter-Committee Meeting of human rights treaty bodies, and to observe the page limit of 80 pages for the updated common core document. The treaty-specific document and the common core document together constitute the reporting obligation of the State party under the Convention. (31) The Committee requests the State party to provide, within one year, follow-up information in response to the Committee’s recommendations contained in paragraphs 10 (c) and (d), 17(d) and 23(a) of the present document. (32) The State party is invited to submit its next report, which will be the second periodic report, by 3 June 2015. 56. Ireland (1) The Committee against Torture considered the initial report of Ireland (CAT/C/IRL/1), at its 1002nd and 1005th meetings (CAT/C/SR.1002 and 1005), held on 23 and 24 May 2011. At its 1016th meeting (CAT/C/SR.1016), held on 1 June 2011, it adopted the following concluding observations. A. Introduction (2) The Committee welcomes the submission of the initial report by the State party but regrets that it was submitted after a delay of eight years, which has prevented the Committee from monitoring the implementation of the Convention in the State party. The Committee also notes that the State party report generally followed the guidelines but that it lacked specific information on the implementation of the Convention. (3) The Committee notes with appreciation that a high-level delegation from the State party met with the Committee during its forty-sixth session, and also notes with appreciation the opportunity it had to engage in a constructive dialogue covering many areas under the Convention. The Committee also commends the State party for the detailed written replies that it provided during the consideration of the State party report. B. Positive aspects (4) The Committee welcomes the ratification by the State party of the following international and regional instruments: (a) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on 8 December 1989; (b) International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, on 29 December 2000; GE.11-45568 91