Department of the Taoiseach Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty

Section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 places a statutory obligation on public bodies to eliminate discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and protect the human rights of those to whom they provide services and staff when carrying out their daily work.

The Act requires public bodies to carry out an assessment which looks at the human rights and equality issues of relevance to the functions and policies of their Department, to identify any gaps and appropriate actions to address these.