Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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109. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the progress in examining the introduction of a new ground of discrimination, based on socioeconomic disadvantaged status to the Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40769/20]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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119. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the need to legislate to introduce a new ground of discrimination on socioeconomic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40751/20]

Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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134. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will publish legislation to introduce socioeconomic status as a grounds for discrimination as set out in the Programme for Government. [40780/20]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 109, 119 and 134 together.

The Government is committed to examining the introduction of a new ground of discrimination, based on socio-economic disadvantaged status, to the Employment Equality and Equal Status Acts.

A research report on socio-economic disadvantage as a new grounds of discrimination has been commissioned andis currently being carried out by UCD. I am informed that the research has been delayed because of the ongoing COVID-19 situation. However, I hope to receive the report in the near future and I will consider the appropriate next steps thereafter.