Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
Discussion with Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Iran
3:20 pm
H.E. Hossein Panahiazar:
Yes. In the past we asked applicants to state their religion on public service application forms, but we deleted that question. They do need to mention that they are Baha'i, as it is not recognised in the constitution as a religion. Only Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians and Muslims are formally recognised as members of a religion under the constitution.