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<b>International human rights documents:</b><br />
Ireland has signed but not yet ratified <a href="http://www.humanrights.coe.int/Prot12/Protocol%2012%20and%20Exp%20Rep.htm" target="_blank">Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms</a>. Ireland was a signatory to the <a href="http://www.ilga-europe.org/europe/issues_themes/beyond_europe/united_nations/joint_statement_on_sexual_orientation_gender_identity_and_human_rights_at_united_nations_2007" target="_self">2007 UN Declaration on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity</a>.<br />
<b>Criminal law:</b><br />
Consenting same-sex sexual acts are legal.<br />
The age of consent is equal for all sexual acts.<br />
<b>Anti-discrimination:</b><br />
Discrimination on the basis on sexual orientation is prohibited in areas of employment, training, social security, health care, social advantages, education, good and services and housing.<br />
<b>Partnership recognition:</b><br />
Ireland does not provide any legal recognition of same-sex partnerships.<br />
<b>Parenting rights:</b><br />
Neither joint nor second parent adoption is available to same-sex couples in Ireland.<br />
<b>Law on hate and violence:</b><br />Sexual orientation is included in the law on hate and violence, and is recognised as aggravating factor.</p>

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