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Equality in Education Bill 2015
- Sponsor
- Jonathan O'Brien · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 8 Dec 2015
- Last updated
- 19 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Repeals religious discrimination exemption in Equal Status Act 2000, ending schools' legal right to prefer admissions based on applicants' religion.
- Requires Minister to issue guidelines within 12 months and mandates faith formation teaching outside school hours; general curriculum must be non-religious.
- Requires school boards to adopt diversity policies within 12 months, developed with parents and children, to ensure non-discriminatory admissions practices.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage31st Dáil8 Dec 2015
Debates
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