Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is a momentous day. I congratulate everyone for the initiatives on this issue and for all of the work over the last years. On a day like today, with the background of the battle of the barristers of Dublin Bay South, we should also note that outside of employment legislation, there are areas where women work where they migrate to the more poorly remunerated roles. My own profession, law, is one of them. There are sections of society where women are still poorly paid. Those who earn more tend to be where the men are. There is still an inherent injustice. While the legislation today plants a flag in the context of employment, there is more work still to do.