James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the threat to the rights of citizenship posed by the discrimination against more than 12% of the adult population in the last two years, with one fifth of the disabled, 23% of lone parents, one quarter of non-nationals and 29% of the unemployed experiencing some form of prejudice, according to an ESRI and Equality Authority survey, which shows that men and women were equally likely to record discrimination.

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