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Concerns raised by the Law Society’s Employment and Equality Law Committee about the lack of clarity on the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, and the difficulties for Ireland in its transposition into Irish law, have been tabled as Parliamentary Questions (PQs).
The PQs, submitted by Barry Ward TD (Fine Gael, Dún Laoghaire), were answered by Minister Norma Foley (Department of Children, Disability and Equality) on Tuesday 26 May.
The PQs asked whether the minister was satisfied that Ireland would be in a position to transpose the elements of the Pay Transparency Directive, and if she could set out a timeline for the transposition.
A supplementary question asked the minister whether she was aware of concerns outlined by other EU member states in relation to their ability to transpose certain aspects of the Pay Transparency Directive, specifically in relation to reporting on the gender pay gap, and her views on these difficulties. Did such difficulties also apply to Ireland?
‘Fully committed’
The minister responded that the Government was fully committed to meaningful implementation, with the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021 transposing a large portion of the directive, particularly in relation to article 9 on gender pay-gap reporting.
The implementation of the act and associated regulations require employers to report their gender pay gap each year, and the measures that are being taken to eliminate or reduce the gap.
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