Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to repeal section 37(1) of the Employment Equality Act. [9060/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The programme for Government contains a commitment that "People of non-faith or minority religious backgrounds and publicly identified LGBT people should not be deterred from training or taking up employment as teachers in the state."

In this regard the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) designate has been asked to consider and provide advice in relation to amending Section 37 of the Employment Equality Acts 1998 - 2011.

When this advice is received my colleague the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform will bring forward the necessary amendments to the legislation.