Sector Duty

In line with our obligations under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014, the Department is committed to ensuring our policies, procedures and services comply with requirements in the areas of human rights and equality.

Promote and foster our human rights and equality duty as part of the training cycle;

Continue to implement Ireland’s trustworthy, ethical and human-centric approach to Artificial Intelligence under the AI – Here for Good strategy;

Our Department’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) Statement articulates our commitment to embedding ED&I into our way of doing business.

Continue to engage with the Irish Centre for Diversity to secure our ‘Investors in Diversity’ EDI Mark as a measure of our progress to foster equality, diversity and inclusion across the Department,

As an organisation, we recognise that our people are our greatest asset. We want to support our staff to achieve their full potential by nurturing an inclusive environment that champions gender, equality and diversity. As an open and welcoming workplace, we aim to attract and retain the talent required to deliver on the Department’s strategic agenda.

Report on progress in our Annual Report.

Throughout the Department’s broad remit, we continue to value and promote equality, inclusiveness and human rights through our development of policy and legislation and through our active participation in international organisations and multilateral fora.

During the lifetime of this strategy we will:

Develop a broader ED&I Strategy which will build on the ED&I statement and outline the actions we will take to build a more inclusive, equitable and diverse organisation. We will also ensure that fairness, respect, and equality are integral to our provision of services to the public;