Joe Costello
Question:532 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which the positive duties on the private and public sectors to eradicate institutional racism will be incorporated into Irish law, in view of the fact that Ireland has an obligation to comply with legislative standards in regard to anti-discrimination measures in line with the EU race directive; and the way in which he will ensure, in view of the fact that much of the negative treatment faced by disadvantaged groups arises out of patterns of institutional discrimination or neglect of the specific needs of these groups, that the inadequate consideration of these needs in policy making or in the provision of services and facilities or the maintenance of institutional structures that do not take diversity into account will be remedied in full compliance with standards of best practice across the European Union. [7612/03]