Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 February 2026
229. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons for the omission of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 from the Government Legislation Programme Spring 2026. [15386/26]
View answerIn November 2024, Government approved the publication of the General Scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, which includes a number of legislative provisions arising from a review of Ireland’s equality legislation.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Equality undertook pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme and issued its report in October 2025. Officials in this Department are currently considering the recommendations of the report.
While this legislation has not been included as a priority for the spring legislative programme, policy work is ongoing, and officials are continuing to engage with the drafter assigned to this Bill.
