Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. Her response addresses an issue on which our equality legislation always needs to lead out, namely, framing language for those who are perhaps a little nervous, cautious or afraid of offence. I am one of those. I am conscious that I am not affected by these aspects, so I am very tender in how I approach my language. This can lead to an uncertainty that could be interpreted as a lack of commitment and, with all my being, that is most certainly not the case. The Minister of State used words like "intersectionality" and framed the language. Our legislation needs to do this as well because this will provide a definition that everybody can embrace and include and that will become the normal discourse in everyday life. I thank the Minister of State. I know that the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, has done an awful lot in this area and is very progressive. I value this and look forward to the report.