Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1396. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way that his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit met their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 in 2021, including the way that relevant policies and actions are monitored and the way that the obligation is reflected in their annual reports. [41364/22]
View answerMy Department has carried out an assessment of the human rights and equality issues it believes to be relevant to its functions and purpose as required under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014. In March 2021, my Department published its outline of the policies, plans and actions already in place or proposed to be put in place to address those issues in its Public Sector Assessment and Implementation Plan. The Department is yet to publish its Annual Report for 2021.
With regard to the aegis bodies under my Department's remit, I have asked those bodies to respond directly to the Deputy on the implementation of their obligations under section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 in 2021.
