Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 15:

In page 4, line 5, after “year” to insert the following:
“with due regard for equality and human rights obligations”.

The Minister will recall that the programme for Government includes the following commitment: "We will require all public bodies to take due note of equality and human rights in carrying out their functions". I support this commitment and I am pleased the Government entered into it. However, I also want it to be delivered and if the Government is serious about doing so, it must be written into the legislation and become part and parcel of good practice when setting out expenditure frameworks and targets. Each of the amendments proposes to insert the same formula, namely, the words "with due regard for equality and human rights obligations".