EU Pay Transparency Directive
The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality (the Minister) has provided a written answer to recent Parliamentary Questions on Ireland’s approach to transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive (the Directive).
The Minister re-iterated that parts of the Directive have already been implemented in Ireland by the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021. The Minister states that the Government is fully committed to the complete and meaningful implementation of the remaining parts of the Directive and work is ongoing at pace to transpose the Directive as soon as possible. However, the Minister reconfirmed that Ireland will not meet the 7 June 2026 transposition deadline and intends to implement the Directive on a phased basis as outlined in further detail in our recent article.
In outlining the reasons for the delay, the Minister points to a number of practical constraints, including:
Despite the delay, we would recommend that employers continue to prepare for the Directive’s full implementation so that they can address any issues before they are forced to do so.
Centralised Gender Pay Gap portal
The Minister confirmed that the Gender Pay Gap portal will be operational for the November 2026 reporting cycle, and (subject to an amendment being made to the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021) employers will be required to submit their data via this portal in November this year. Further details on the portal are available here in our previous article on this topic.
We will keep employers updated and, in the meantime, please visit our Pay Transparency Hub for further updates, resources and guidance for employers.
For further information in relation to this topic, please contact Aisling Muldowney, partner, Kate Heneghan, senior associate, Rachel-Maria Moore, solicitor or any member of the ALG Employment Team.
Date published: 29 May 2026.
