652. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her Department’s efforts to enshrine discrimination on the basis of socio-economic status as a non-discrimination ground, as outlined in the general scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; if both the assessment of the potential costs for the Exchequer and the enhanced SME test examining the pot…
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669. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the operation of the statutory domestic violence leave provisions, particularly the type of information or evidence that an employer may request from an employee applying for the leave; if her Department is considering issuing further guidance or legislative changes to provide greater clarity for both employers and …
1595. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of her last meeting with the Attorney General to progress legislation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42559/26]
1694. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify an aspect of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 in relation to the provisions governing domestic violence leave; the documentation or evidence an employer may lawfully request to support a claim for this entitlement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43702/26]
1695. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review an adjudication decision (details supplied); to confirm if the employer was entitled to ask for evidence under the Circular 16/2023 Domestic violence and abuse in civil service policy and support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43704/26]
441. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify whether her Department retains any policy, oversight, or reporting role in relation to follow-up actions arising from Section 12 removals under the Child Care Act 1991; and if so, to detail the mechanisms through which such oversight is exercised. [33693/26]
398. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the structures in place to allow people to enforce their rights under the equal status Acts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31496/26]
399. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of bodies that have been regulated in relation to breaches of the equal status Acts, the agency that is tasked with enforcing these acts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31497/26]
2483. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 following the publication of the Joint Oireachtas Committee PLS report; when she expects the Bill to come before the Dáil for second stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25154/26]
422. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider amending the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 so that parents can take parental leave in blocks of less than seven days at a time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21323/26]
146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to consult with representative organisations in relation to the Disability (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13291/26]
155. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with parents who are unhappy with the proposed changes to the assessment of need process under the general scheme for the Disability (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13290/26]
990. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of Government proposals to introduce legislation banning conversion therapy; the scope of any proposed ban; the steps being taken to ensure the legislation is comprehensive and free from loopholes; the indicative timeline for publication and enactment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12424/26]
847. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the response her Department plans to make to the intervention of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights regarding the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5608/26]
848. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is undertaking an SME impact analysis on the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; what this analysis entails; when will it be finished; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5609/26]
863. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason for the omission of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 from the Spring Legislative Programme; and when it will be progressed. [5906/26]
888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the plans to bring forward the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to introduce socio-economic disadvantage as a ground for discrimination in equality legislation; the reason this bill was not included in the Spring Legislative Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6255/26]
1960. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider legislation to allow people dealing with severe menstrual symptoms to apply for paid time-off without the need for a doctors note; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75154/25]
50. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to alleviate the concerns of an organisation (details supplied) ahead of the introduction of new regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73190/25]
528. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024. [71020/25]
826. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the progress to amend the Equality Acts and related legislation to include socioeconomic status as a protected category in the context of discrimination. [52153/25]
153. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an update on the childcare (amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50531/25]
154. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to amend sections of the Disability Act 2005 as it relates to assessments of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50532/25]
2457. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on proposals for legislation to ban conversion practices; when she will bring Heads of Bill to Cabinet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43280/25]
157. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on proposals for legislation to ban conversion practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21358/25]