Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 July 2023
428. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Education the action her Department has taken to honour the Programme for Government pledge to ensure that Government Departments and public bodies take positive steps, including the use of correct pronouns and, where possible, making improvements on official forms, to assist non-binary people. [35825/23]
View answerMy Department is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in respect of every member of staff. This includes a wide range of EDI initiatives and supports including Gender Diversity training, which was made available to all staff.
My Department has developed guidelines Supporting Transgender Colleagues in the Department of Education, also available to all staff. The HR Unit of my Department, which is represented on the LGBT Staff Network hosted by the Department of Justice, coordinates staff participation in Dublin Pride as a very visible demonstration of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion for the LGBT+ community.
