Seanad debates
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report and Final Stages
10:30 am
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source
It is explicit. There are nuances in schools and wearing a T-shirt with a particular political slogan on it would be considered inappropriate. There are many professions, such as the Garda Síochána and the Civil Service, in which expressions of political preference or ideology would not be appropriate. There is a line. If one answers a factual question and gives information that can be substantiated, it is not undermining anything. It is a statement of fact. “Are you married?” “Yes, I am.”
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