First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 95/2026 Official bill number / year
Employment Equality and Institutional Burials (Amendment) Bill 2026
- Sponsor
- Minister for Children, Disability and Equality
- Introduced
- 7 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 7 Oct 2026
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Employers must report gender pay gap data to the Minister in a format specified by regulations, with information published on a central portal for public comparison.
- First cousins become eligible family members under the Institutional Burials Act 2022, able to participate in identification programmes with transitional arrangements for prior applicants.
- The Gender Pay Gap Portal development is funded within the Department's 2026 budget; Tuam identification programme costs estimated at €30,000 for approximately 30 first cousins.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil7 Oct 2026