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On 1 October 1999 the Commission took over the functions previously exercised by the Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland, the Equal Opportunities Commission for Northern Ireland, the Fair Employment Commission and the Northern Ireland Disability Council. Since 1999, a number of new pieces of legislation have been introduced.
Tánaiste Joan Burton described Ireland as a "rainbow nation" and said "In Ireland, we are known as a nation of storytellers and today, the people have told quite some story. Together, the people of Ireland have struck a massive blow against discrimination as we extend the right of marriage to all our citizens."
LGBTQ rights in Ireland Location of Ireland (dark green) – in Europe (light green & dark grey) – in the European Union (light green) – [Legend] Status Legal since 1993, with an equal age of consent Gender identity Transgender people can change legal gender by self-declaration since 2015 Military Allowed to serve openly Discrimination protections Sexual orientation protections (see below ...
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The Referendum on the Thirty Sixth Amendment, asked Irish citizens to change the law's focus on,"the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother," to become, "Provision may be made by law for the regulation of termination of pregnancy." [19] 3,367,556 Irish citizens participated in the referendum ...
The government of Ireland held two referendums on 8 March 2024 on proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ireland.The Thirty-ninth Amendment of the Constitution (The Family) Bill 2023 proposed to expand the constitutional definition of family to include durable relationships outside marriage.
It was formerly known as the Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. [ 2 ] The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion has the task of contributing to the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable European social model with more and better jobs in an inclusive society based ...
Long title: An Act to make provision for the establishment of the Commission for Equality and Human Rights; to dissolve the Equal Opportunities Commission, the Commission for Racial Equality and the Disability Rights Commission; to make provision about discrimination on grounds of religion or belief; to enable provision to be made about discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation; to ...