Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

Has the Government responded to the complaint made by the Equality and Rights Alliance to the European Commission on the 43% budget cut for the Equality Authority on the basis of a breach of the European race equality directive? Any issue raised with the Commission must get a response from the Government. It appears that it is now impossible for the Equality Authority to conduct its business and, therefore, it is no longer a functioning agency under the terms of the race directive.

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