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DEC-S2002-124

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EQUALITY INVESTIGATIONS

Equal Status Act 2000
EQUALITY OFFICER'S DECISION NO: DEC-S2002-124

Joseph O'Brien
-V-
The Vatican Bar, Kildare

File No. ES/2001/572
Date of Issue 3/12/2002

Headnotes:Equal Status Act, 2000 - Direct discrimination, section 3(1)(a) - Membership of the Traveller community, Section 3(2)(i) - Disposal of goods and supply of services, Section 5(1) - Refusal of service in a pub - Prima Facie case.

This dispute concerns a claim by Mr. Joseph O'Brien that he was discriminated against by the respondent contrary to the Equal Status Act, 2000, on the grounds that he is a member of the Traveller community, in that he was refused service in the pub on 3 August, 2001.