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 131/2017 Official bill number / year
Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.2) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- James Browne · Fianna Fáil
- Introduced
- 14 Nov 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Adds 'mental health status' as a new protected ground in employment discrimination law, preventing employers from refusing jobs based on applicants' mental health.
- Adds 'mental health status' as a new protected ground in service provision law, preventing discrimination when accessing goods, facilities and services.
- Treats mental health status separately from disability under equality law, using human rights basis rather than restrictive medical definition of mental illness.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil14 Nov 2017
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil14 Nov 2017
Debates
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