Gender Equality

68. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland has raised concerns with countries that continue to have the death penalty for any person believed to be or who identifies as LGBT; and the further actions Ireland may take. [49864/26]

86. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will develop and publish a long-term, cross-sectoral strategy to address gender inequality across the cultural, communications and sporting sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43694/26]

295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the current Department policy and design guidance relating to the provision of unisex or gender-neutral toilet facilities in primary and post-primary schools; whether her Department requires the provision of single-sex toilets in all schools; whether unisex facilities may be provided in addition to single-sex toilets; an…

426. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the proportion of State supported enterprise funding allocated to companies led or majority owned by women in each of the past five years; the measures in place to improve women’s access to capital and scale up supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21464/26]

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…

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.…

140. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to report on her efforts to improve medical training to counter gender bias in the medical profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17501/26]

1017. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she was advised, at any point between 2020 and 2025, that there was no Department of Health or HSE policy governing the collection, verification, or publication of data relating to gender identity services for children and young people; the dates on which any such advice was provided; the officials or offices that provided that advice;…

1018. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department conducted or commissioned any formal governance, risk, or child safeguarding assessment addressing the absence of routine data collection, outcome monitoring, or longitudinal follow-up in paediatric gender identity services prior to approving or revising policy or models of care since 2020; and if not, to outline the rat…

1050. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has formally approved any national governance or clinical policy framework for gender identity services for children and young people provided by the Health Service Executive; if so, the date of that approval; and if not, the reason no Department-approved framework is currently in place for services involving minors. [94…

1051. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the date of the most recent Department-led review, audit, or evaluation of governance and safeguarding arrangements for gender identity services for children and young people; whether that review was internal or external; and whether its findings were provided to her Department for policy or regulatory action. [9484/26]

1052. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued mandatory national safeguarding, clinical governance, or diagnostic standards for gender identity services for children and young people; whether compliance with such standards is a condition of service provision; and how compliance is monitored or enforced at national level by her Department. [9485/26]

1053. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department is aware that structured national datasets for gender identity services for minors, including referral volumes, diagnostic profiles, treatment pathways, and outcomes, are not currently in place; and whether she considers the absence of such datasets compatible with evidence-based healthcare planning and safeguarding obli…

1054. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has issued, or intends to issue, a ministerial policy direction requiring the establishment of national datasets for gender identity services for children and young people; and if so, the proposed scope, governance arrangements, and timeline for implementation. [9487/26]

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…

84. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding Ireland will provide to UNFPA in 2026, in support of Ireland's commitments to gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights as part of our development cooperation agenda; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70375/25]

85. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding that will be provided to UNFPA supplies, the agency's thematic programme dedicated to expanding access to family planning, in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70376/25]

888. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the protest organised by a group (details supplied) outside the National Gender Service (NGS) in Dublin on 27 November 2025; the actions she will take to engage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69192/25]

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]

110. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which gender equality is being integrated into the development of the agri-food strategy and rural development programmes; if specific gender targets or indicators are being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54980/25]

3365. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the work his Department has carried out on the review of the gender equality action plan for higher education referenced in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42039/25]

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]