Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 7 September 2026
2815. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 74 and 75 of 23 June 2026, to provide an update on the EU Pay Transparency Directive; the timeline for transposition; to report on the development of the dedicated Irish employer gender-neutral job evaluation toolkit; and when it will be published. [59605/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra3018. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Irish law; when the relevant legislation is expected to be fully transposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62619/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 2815 and 3018 together.
The Government is fully committed to the complete and meaningful implementation of the Pay Transparency Directive. The Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 transposed a large portion of the Pay Transparency Directive, particularly in relation to Article 9 on Gender Pay Gap Reporting. The implementation of the Gender Pay Gap Information Act and associated regulations require employers to report their gender pay gap each year, and the measures that are being taken to eliminate or reduce the gap.
The Department is engaging actively with the European Commission to advise of the ongoing work to transpose the Directive as soon as possible, with partial transposition already notified to the Commission.
Work is ongoing to develop the necessary legislation to transpose the remaining provisions of the Pay Transparency Directive as soon as possible, including the obligation for employers to carry out Gender-Neutral Job Evaluation and to categorise employees and calculate the gender pay gap in such categories. A dedicated Irish Employer Gender-Neutral Job Evaluation toolkit, based on the recently published European Institute for Gender Equality toolkit, is being commissioned by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality. Employers will be invited to attend training workshops based on this adapted toolkit.
The Department will also continue to work with employers, employees and their representatives to support to enable implementation of the Directive, which will be on a phased basis once the passage of the legislation is complete.
At present, employers will remain obligated to calculate and publish information on their gender pay gap by the end of November and, following an amendment to the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021, to report that information to the Minister via the Department's Gender Pay Gap Portal for the 2026 Reporting Cycle.
