Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 87/2017 Official bill number / year
Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Jim O'Callaghan · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 27 Jun 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Adds 'disadvantaged socio-economic status' as a new protected ground in Employment Equality Act 1998, prohibiting employers from discriminating against job applicants based on their area or socio-economic background.
- Adds 'disadvantaged socio-economic status' as a new protected ground in Equal Status Act 2000, preventing service providers from discriminating against people based on where they live or their socio-economic background.
- Expands definitions of discriminatory grounds in both Acts to include the new socio-economic status ground alongside existing nine protected grounds.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil27 Jun 2017
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil27 Jun 2017
Debates
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