Additional information supplied by the State party: Ireland, CERD/C/IRL/CO/2/Add.1, June 16, 2006
Equality legislation 81. The Employment Equality Act, 1998 provides further protections in the area of employment. This legislation prohibits both direct and indirect discrimination in the areas of employment on nine grounds; gender, marital status, family status,...
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Concluding Observations, A/54/38, paras. 161-201, 21 June 1999: Ireland
162. The representative of Ireland began his introduction by emphasizing Ireland’s involvement of women in politics, giving the example of the election of their second successive woman President, which followed an election in which four of the five candidates were...Concluding Observations, E/C.12/1/Add.35, 14 May 1999: Ireland
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