Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2015
594. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that equality legislation is not being reviewed; if this is a position that will hold for the remainder of this Dáil; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30558/15]
View answerEquality legislation is kept under continuous review. Amendments to this body of legislation are currently being progressed in the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 which has passed all stages in the Seanad and is awaiting debate in the Dáil with a view to its early enactment. The Bill proposes to amend section 37 of the Employment Equality Act 1998 - in line with a commitment in the Programme for Government - to bring about a better balance between the competing rights of freedom of religion on the one hand and freedom from discrimination on the other as well as introducing other mainly technical amendments to existing equality legislation.
