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Ireland’s equality laws protect individuals from certain kinds of discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment. They aim to promote: Equal work opportunities, for example when applying for work, while in a job, going for a promotion or getting equal pay.
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Jun 22, 2021 · Published on 22 June 2021. Last updated on 22 June 2021. Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman has announced his intention to conduct a review of the Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts.
Jul 12, 2023 · Press release. Minister O’Gorman publishes report on the submissions to the public consultation on the Review of the Equality Acts. From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Published on 12 July 2023. Last updated on 11 August 2023.
Jan 1, 2022 · More than two decades on from Ireland’s equality laws being signed into force, Ireland is a more diverse society and the experiences of inequality and discrimination have changed.
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Jul 6, 2021 · Consultation is closed. The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Mr. Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., has launched a consultation seeking the public’s views on a review of the Equality Acts (Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 and the Employment Equality Acts 1998-2015).
The Equal Status Acts 2000-2018 (‘the Acts’) prohibit discrimination in the provision of goods and services, accommodation and education. They cover the nine grounds of gender, marital status, family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, and membership of the Traveller community.
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EQUAL STATUS ACT 2000. REVISED. Updated to 29 July 2021. Changes to legislation: as of 6 June 2024, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force. This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Equal Status Act 2000.