14/03/2012 - 16:54
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Short Answer |
The Equality Tribunal in Ireland decides, or to mediates, claims of unlawful discrimination. Between 2008 and 2009 it dealt with 1992 referrals, 686 of which where specifically on the grounds of race. |
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Qualitative Info |
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QualitativeReferrals to the Tribunal 2008 and 2009 Referrals
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2008
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2009
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Employment Equality Acts
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831
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731
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-12%
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Collective Agreements
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9
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33
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+267%
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Pensions Acts
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2
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16
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+700%
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Equal Status Acts
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154
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126
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-18%
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Overall referrals
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996
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906
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-9%
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Grounds for referral (ES) 2008 and 2009 Breakdown By Ground
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2008
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2009
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Age
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7
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8
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+14%
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Disability
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46
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32
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-30%
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Family Status
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4
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1
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-75%
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Gender
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4
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5
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+25%
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Marital Status
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4
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1
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-75%
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Race
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18
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20
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+11%
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Religion
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1
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4
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+300%
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Sexual Orientation
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1
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0
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-100%
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Traveller Community
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23
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20
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-13%
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Multiple Grounds*
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38
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31
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-18%
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No Grounds Listed
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8
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4
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-50%
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Total
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154
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126
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-18%
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Grounds for referral (EE and Pensions) 2008 and 2009 Breakdown By Ground
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2008
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2009
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Age
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82
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41
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-50%
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Disability
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97
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117
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+21%
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Family Status
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6
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8
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+33%
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Gender
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79
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95
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+20%
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Marital Status
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3
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2
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-33%
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Race
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359
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289
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-29%
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Religion
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2
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0
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-100%
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Sexual Orientation
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5
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6
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+20%
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Traveller Community
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1
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2
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+100%
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Multiple Grounds *
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199
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209
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+5%
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No Grounds Listed
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9
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11
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+22%
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Total
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842
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780
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-7%
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| Numbers of cases |
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| Exemplary cases |
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Groups affected/interested |
Migrants,
Refugees,
Roma & Travelers,
Muslims,
Ethnic minorities,
Religious minorities,
Linguistic minorities,
Majority,
Asylum seekers,
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender,
Persons with disability,
Africans/black people,
National minorities
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Type (R/D) |
Extremism - organised Racist Violence,
Anti-migrant/xenophobia,
Anti-semitism,
Islamophobia,
Afrophobia,
Arabophobia,
Anti-roma/zinghanophobia,
Religious intolerance,
Inter-ethnic,
Intra-ethnic,
Nationalism,
Homophobia,
On grounds of disability,
On grounds of other belief,
Anti-roma/ romaphobia,
Xenophobia
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Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas |
Policing - law enforcement,
Employment - labour market,
Housing,
Health and social protection,
Education,
Culture,
Political discourse -parties - orgs,
Political participation,
Anti-discrimination,
Anti-racism,
Integration - social cohesion,
Daily life,
Religion
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External Url |
http://www.equalitytribunal.ie/Publications/Annual-Reports/Annual-ReportFinal2009.pdf
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Situation(s) |
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Library |
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