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Minister of State Kathleen Lynch TD with responsibility for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People, was delighted to be a guest speaker at the official opening...

An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Eamon Gilmore, T.D., made the following statement on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda...

First, I want to thank Deputies for raising this issue and I welcome the opportunity to discuss it in the House. I said recently that I would not use the term ‘homophobe’ to describe those who disagree with me on issues of gay equality in general or gay marriage...

I am delighted to have been invited to speak at Marriage Equality’s LGBT Parenting in Ireland conference. I would like to congratulate Marriage Equality on today’s...

The Minister for Disability, Equality, Mental Health and Older People, Kathleen Lynch, T.D. was in Tipperary today to attend the “Caring for Rural Communities in...

The Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., has today (17th July 2013) published the General Scheme of the Gender Recognition Bill 2013, following Cabinet approval. It provides for the recognition of the acquired gender...

Listening to the debate yesterday and tonight, it is crystal clear that the sponsors of this Bill have produced something that is seriously flawed and ineffective. The additional administrative costs which the Bill seeks to impose on public bodies...

Housing and Planning Minister Jan O’Sullivan today announced an additional €10m in housing capital funding for people with a disability...

In relation to Pride Day, which takes place on Saturday, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said...

Minister of State for Equality, Ms. Kathleen Lynch T.D. today (13th June 2013) delivered one of the keynote addresses at the launch in Brussels of the new Gender Equality Index developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)...