EU Directives

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

Questions (746)

Holly Cairns

Question:

746. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 900 of 5 November 2024, if she will set out work carried out by her Department to transpose EU Directives 2024/1499 and 2024/1500 on standards for equality bodies into Irish law; the timeline she is working towards in order to ensure the transposition is completed by the deadline of 19 June 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37729/25]

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Minister for Children, Disability and Equality

The Directives on Standards for Equality Bodies set minimum requirements for the effective and

independent operation of Equality Bodies in a number of key areas, in order to allow them to carry out their work more effectively in all Member States and to ensure a more uniform application of EU equal treatment law.

The Directives provide that the Commission shall, by means of an implementing act, establish a list of common indicators on the functioning of equality bodies. Ireland recently took part in a pilot project aiming to help refine this indicator set.

My officials have participated in expert group meetings and workshops on transposition of these Directives with the European Commission, and are meeting regularly with relevant bodies and departments. Work is ongoing on the preparation of draft Heads.