652. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her Department’s efforts to enshrine discrimination on the basis of socio-economic status as a non-discrimination ground, as outlined in the general scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; if both the assessment of the potential costs for the Exchequer and the enhanced SME test examining the potential impact on SMEs of the introduction of such an equality ground have been undertaken and concluded; if not, when both of these analyses will be completed; if she plans to publish both assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52690/26]

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652. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her Department’s efforts to enshrine discrimination on the basis of socio-economic status as a non-discrimination ground, as outlined in the general scheme of the Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; if both the assessment of the potential costs for the Exchequer and the enhanced SME test examining the potential impact on SMEs of the introduction of such an equality ground have been undertaken and concluded; if not, when both of these analyses will be completed; if she plans to publish both assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52690/26]

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