Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 July 2021
653. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding and supports being made available by his Department to fund local authorities in providing equality training for local authority staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39629/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides €5,000 to the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) annually to run seminars, briefings and webinars on Access & Equality.
The LGMA inform and raise awareness in the local government sector through conferences and webinars. In 2018, a joint conference was held with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the purpose of this conference was to raise awareness of the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty, the obligations that it poses on local authorities and highlight the benefits of implementing the Duty. This examined two pilot projects in Monaghan County Council and Cork City Council on implementing the Duty the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty.
The LGMA continue to have ongoing engagement with all local authorities on its public service duty.
