Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he has taken at Departmental level to ensure expenditure is managed with due consideration for matters of equality in the context of Ministers working within existing equality legislation. [6706/13]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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The Programme for Government contains a clear commitment that all public bodies would take due note of equality and human rights in carrying out their functions. The State and its bodies must, of course, comply with all provisions of equality legislation in the development and delivery of policies and services. My Department abides by all statutory requirements as well as Civil Service procedures and schemes in regard to equality matters and these are reflected, where appropriate, in expenditure transactions.