Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-06-30
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Lynn Ruane (IND), University of Dublin

I move amendment No 8:
In page 18, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following:
“(g) matters connected with human rights and equality, and
(h) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (g) , matters connected with persons, or classes of persons, who are disadvantaged by reference to the following factors, which take their meaning from section 2 of the Employment Equality Act 1998:
(i) gender;
(ii) civil status;
(iii) family status;
(iv) sexual orientation;
(v) religious belief;
(vi) age;
(vii) disability;
(viii) race, including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin.”.

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