In this episode, Senator Barry Ward speaks to Senator Pauline O’Reilly, Vice Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality, which has been established on foot of the recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality (read the report here). The discussion deals not just with what the Committee will do and how it will operate, but how it was established, who is on it, and the time frame within which it hopes to report to the Oireachtas.

You can follow the Oireachtas Gender Equality Committee here.

You can read the Committee’s work programme here.

The members of the Gender Equality Committee are: Ivana Bacik TD (Chair); Senator Pauline O'Reilly (Vice-Chair); Ciarán Cannon TD; Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD; Sorca Clarke TD; Senator Lisa Chambers; Senator Regina Doherty; Senator Alice-Mary Higgins; Neasa Hourigan TD; Paul McAuliffe TD; Bríd Smith TD; Niamh Smyth TD; and Senator Fintan Warfield.

 

The Irish Legislation Podcast is presented by Senator Barry Ward. Follow Barry on Twitter @barrymward; Instagram @barrym_ward; Facebook at BarryWard.ie; or his web site: www.barryward.ie.

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