801. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has undertaken a detailed assessment of Ireland’s performance in the World Bank Women, Business and the Law 2026 report; the specific indicators on which Ireland scored below the top performing OECD economies; the measures planned to address those gaps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21460/26]
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802. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to measure and close the gap identified internationally between equality laws and the practical supports that enable women to participate fully in the workforce; whether her Department maintains a set of indicators to track these outcomes annually; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21461/26]
843. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a call for proposals will be made as part of the European Social Fund Plus: Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training (EIST) Programme 2021-2027 under the Gender Equality objective, to improve access to employment and activation measures for all jobseekers, which has been pending since 2022; and if she will make a statement on…
766. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to introduce a pay gap portal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65475/25]
767. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the invitation list for feedback on the pay gap portal was decided. [65476/25]
768. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an organisation (details supplied) will be included in her Department's review of their draft gender pay gap portal. [65477/25]
140. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, indicating in any assistance that will be given to employers to ensure they can properly prepare for the implementation of the directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38093/25]
1841. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to eradicate the gender pay gap in pharmaceutical sector. [19361/25]
1396. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way the estimated number of public and private sector organisations that will use the new gender pay reporting portal was calculated as 6,000 organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11828/25]
1155. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth besides gender pay gap reporting, what steps his Department is taking to close the gender pay gap; and how his Department plans to ensure equal pay for equal work across all sectors. [46493/24]
1157. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s top priorities for advancing women’s rights in the next five years. [46497/24]
1158. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how his Department measures progress on gender equality and women’s rights; and how his Department plans on holding itself accountable for meeting its goals. [46498/24]
1159. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can provide data on how the gender pay gap varies across different sectors, industries and levels of seniority. [46499/24]
1160. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a specific group in particular that faces the greatest gender pay disparities (for example, women with disabilities, migrant women, and LGBTQ+ persons). [46500/24]
1161. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans on extending the reporting of gender pay gaps to smaller businesses. [46501/24]
1164. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth how he plans to monitor and evaluate progress on gender pay equality; and what metrics will be used to measure success. [46504/24]
1273. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reasons for the large gender pay gap in services and sales employment identified in the latest Eurostat structure of earnings survey; and the measures that will be taken to address same. [1650/25]