Unit: Equality Authority

Equality Authority

An tÚdarás Comhionannais

Monday 18th of October 1999 - Saturday 1st of November 2014

Replaced the Employment Equality Agency which was set up in 1977 under the Employment Equality Act 1977. Merged with the Irish Human Rights Commission in 2014 to create the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

From date: 1999-10-18
To date: 2014-11-01
Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.equality.ie/; The Employment Equality Act 1998; the Equal Status Act 2000; www.ihrec.ie; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
Confidence: Very Confident
Names: An tÚdarás Comhionannais
- Source: http://www.equality.ie/; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- From date: 1999-10-18
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Legal forms: Statutory Corporation
- Source: http://www.equality.ie/; The Employment Equality Act 1998; the Equal Status Act 2000; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- From date: 1999-10-18
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Functions: Advisory - Consultative - Representation - Advocacy
- Source: http://www.equality.ie/; The Employment Equality Act 1998; the Equal Status Act 2000; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- From date: 1999-10-18
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Policy domains: Employment
- Source: http://www.equality.ie/; The Employment Equality Act 1998; the Equal Status Act 2000; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- From date: 1999-10-18
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Source: McGauran et al. 2005; http://www.equality.ie/; The Employment Equality Act 1998; the Equal Status Act 2000; S.I. No. 217/2010
- From date: 1999-10-18
- To date: 2010-06-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Source: S.I. No. 217/2010; S.I. No. 139/2011
- From date: 2010-06-02
- To date: 2011-04-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Parents: Department of Justice and Equality
- Source: S.I. No. 138/2011; S.I. No. 139/2011; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- From date: 2011-04-02
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ranks: Assistant Secretary
- Source: Dáil Éireann - Volume 661 - 24 September, 2008--Written Answers. - Departmental Agencies; Written answers, Tuesday, 26 February 2013, Department of Justice and Equality - Departmental Agencies; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- Description: CEO
- From date: 2008-01-01
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Quite Confident
Counties: Dublin
- Source: http://www.equality.ie/; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- From date: 1999-10-18
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: general economic, commercial and labour affairs
- Source: http://www.equality.ie/; The Employment Equality Act 1998; the Equal Status Act 2000; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- From date: 1999-10-18
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Cofog: economic affairs NEC
- Source: http://www.equality.ie/; The Employment Equality Act 1998; the Equal Status Act 2000
- From date: 1999-10-18
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
FOI: yes
- Source: http://www.equality.ie/; Freedom of Information Act 1997; S.I. No. 67/2000; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- From date: 2000-01-01
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Comptrollers: yes
- Source: http://audgen.gov.ie/; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Ombudsmans: yes
- Source: Disability Act 2005; Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014; S.I. No. 450/2014
- Description: Subject to Ombudsman review under the Disability Act 2005
- From date: 2005-01-01
- To date: 2014-11-01
- Confidence: Very Confident
Financial information:
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1998/act/21/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2000/act/8/enacted/en/html
URL: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/act/25/enacted/en/html
URL: http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2014/si/450/

Associated Events
Name	Date	From	To
Employment Equality Act 1998	1999-10-18	Employment Equality Agency	Equality Authority
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014	2014-11-01	Equality Authority	Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

Unit Information

Equality Authority

An tÚdarás Comhionannais