Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 12 February 2026
Select Committee on Children and Equality
Estimates for Public Services 2026
Vote 40 - Children, Disability and Equality (Revised)
Vote 25 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (Revised)
2:00 am
Grace Boland (Dublin Fingal West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Great. I wish to briefly discuss the equality budgeting objective. Am I right in saying that the 2025 Revised Estimate was €6 million and is down to €5 million for 2026? Obviously, equality is a huge focus of mine. It is very important that we deliver upon equality. Until we do, we do not have a finished democracy. Considering we have the launch of the national study for women and girls, a reduction raised a concern for me.
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