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Entries Tagged as 'Mary Hanafin'

How long does it take to do an Equality Review?

September 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Same Sex Partnerships, Social Policy

Minister for Social And Family Affairs, Mary Hanafin, told reporters on Friday that the Department is engaged in an equality review of the social welfare code. Ian in the comments poses the question… Is this the review announced by Coughlan in 2004? “As I outlined, a key objective of the Bill is to remove the […]

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Social Welfare Policy under Equality Review

September 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Equality, Same Sex Partnerships

Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Hanafin was doorstepped today by Newstalk (link to print version of their report is no longer available) about the Free Travel Pass issue following the publication of that article in the Irish Independent. As in the responses to other outlets she confirmed that the social welfare code was […]

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