Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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485. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding section 37(1) of the Employment Equality Act being deleted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27248/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Proposals to amend section 37 of the Employment Equality Act are contained in the Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013 which is currently before the Seanad at Committee Stage. The objective of the Bill is to better balance the right of religious freedom and the right of employees to protection from discrimination. The Government, as announced previously, has accepted the principle of this Private Member's Bill. I will be bringing proposals to Government shortly for amendments to make a number improvements to the Bill and also to make a number of other, mainly technical, amendments to equality legislation generally.