Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the gender equal treatment directive (details supplied) which was due to be fully implemented by 5 October 2005 has been fully implemented. [4284/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The Equality Act 2004 which was enacted on 18 July 2004 amended both the Employment Equality Act 1998 and the Equal Status Act 2000 to give effect to EU equality directives, 2000/43/EC, race directive; 2000/78/EC, framework employment directive, and 2002/73/EC, gender equal treatment in employment directive. With this enactment, Irish national law is now fully compliant with the gender equal treatment directive.