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I am responding to this adjournment motion today on behalf of my colleague, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Mr. Alan Shatter, T.D. The first point to be made is to restate the commitment of Minister Shatter, along with Minister...

Minister of State for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older Women Ms. Kathleen Lynch T.D. today chaired a lively debate of EU Labour and Social Protection Ministers at a workshop in Dublin on the topic of “Older Women and Europe’s Labour Market...

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter, TD, has made an Order under the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 prescribing certain registered relationships entered into by same sex couples in other jurisdictions...

Justice Minister Alan Shatter today sought expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced persons who wish to be considered for appointment to the Board of the National Disability Authority...

At the 100th International Labour Convention of the ILO in June 2011, Irish officials participated in the working group which led to the adoption of the ILO Convention on Decent Work for Domestic Workers (ILO Convention No.189)...

I thank the Senator for raising this matter on the adjournment. I am speaking on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality, who regrets that he is unable to be present due to other business. The Minister shares your concern...

I move amendment No. 1 To delete all the words after Dáil Éireann and substitute:- acknowledges that the untold story of those women who were in Magdalen laundries needs to be listened to with compassion and the facts about the Magdalen laundries...

I am pleased to be here on behalf of my colleague, Minister for Justice and Equality, Alan Shatter T.D., and to address the motion before the House...

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence is today publishing the General Scheme (Heads) of a Bill to replace the Equality Authority and the Human Rights Commission with a new Irish Human Rights and Equality...

Chairman, Members, I am pleased to appear before the Select Committee today and I welcome the opportunity to constructively engage on all aspects of the Defence and Army Pensions Estimates for...