Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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445. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the actions that his Department has taken to implement the relevant recommendations from the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community report issued in November 2021. [14000/22]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department promotes a fair, tolerant and inclusive work place.  It is fully committed to equality of opportunity and this is a fundamental value espoused in its People Strategy. Civil servants in my Department are recruited through the Public Appointments Service, which has diversity and inclusivity as a central element in its recruitment practices.  Recruitment to my Department is therefore open to all applicants, and reasonable accommodation to support the employment of people who so request it is provided

The officials in my Department are supported in working in a safe, inclusive environment through a Dignity at Work policy and through a range of learning and development opportunities, including unconscious bias training.  There are also additional supports available through the Civil Service Employee Assistance Service.