Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Issues

900. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total Exchequer funding allocated to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission in each year from 2020 to 2025, inclusive; the breakdown of this funding by staffing, legal work, research, public advocacy, grants and communications; and whether the Minister is satisfied that this expenditure reflects a balanced…

901. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she has sought or received any analysis from her Department on the thematic focus of the work undertaken by the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission; whether such analysis identifies a concentration of resources or public advocacy in particular policy areas; and what oversight mechanisms exist to ensure …

902. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is satisfied that IHREC gives equal and appropriate consideration to competing rights, including sex-based rights, in its advice to Government and the Oireachtas; whether the Minister has raised concerns regarding the absence of explicit balancing analysis in any submissions made by the commission in recen…

903. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has reviewed the position taken by the former Irish Human Rights Commission during the passage of the Gender Recognition Bill 2013 in opposing the inclusion of specific protections for women and girls in sport and single-sex spaces; whether that position continues to inform the approach of the I…

904. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures in place to assess whether the work of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission commands broad public confidence; whether any value-for-money or governance review of the Commission has been carried out since 2019; and whether the Minister intends to initiate such a review in light of increased fundi…

905. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the nature and frequency of formal engagement between her Department and the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission regarding strategic priorities; whether the Minister has issued any guidance concerning the importance of neutrality and restraint in relation to contested social policy issues; and how the Minister …

1436. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if approval has been given on the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission code of practice on the public sector equality and human rights duty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12383/25]