Written answers
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Equality Issues
8:00 pm
Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party)
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Question 338: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality following the submission by Equality For Fathers to the UPR secretariat (details supplied) for the recent report to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review, which made him aware of a number of Equality Tribunal cases taken by men acting as guardians on behalf of their children, the failure of hospitals to require joint parental consent for non-emergency booked admissions and the failure of the Health Service Executive to follow their own guidelines requiring joint parental consent for non-emergency services. [31943/11]
Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I have no operational role in relation to hospitals or the Health Services Executive, which is the responsibility of the Department of Health.
Cathal Garvey
Posted on 4 Nov 2011 5:01 pm (Report this comment)
But as Minister for the Department of Justice, Equality and Defence you DO have a role in promoting equality.
http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Equality_disability
"We are committed to initiating and supporting programmes that develop a more caring and tolerant society, where equality of opportunity is promoted and advanced. We continue to develop this work by addressing issues of equality, discrimination, tolerance and diversity in terms of gender, employment, racism, disability and any other sphere requiring attention".