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    The Equality Authority

    Does anyone know the answers to the following questions on the equality Authority

    1) Who set it up?

    2) How many paid posts?

    3) How much in total does it cost?

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    You could have just looked at its website (equality.ie) for the answer to the first question:

    The Equality Authority is an independent body set up under the Employment Equality Act 1998. It was established on 18th October 1999.

    The Equality Authority replaced the Employment Equality Agency, and has a greatly expanded role and functions. The Employment Equality Act, 1998 and the Equal Status Act, 2000 outlaw discrimination in employment, vocational training, advertising, collective agreements, the provision of goods and services and other opportunities to which the public generally have access on nine distinct grounds.
    The amount it costs would more than likely be available in the annual estimates (probably under the Justice vote). You'll have to look that up yourself though.

    No idea how many posts there are.
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    According to the site smiffy gave, fifty-seven people in the Equality Authority will be decentralised to Roscrea.

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    Re: The Equality Authority

    Quote Originally Posted by commentator
    Does anyone know the answers to the following questions on the equality Authority

    1) Who set it up?

    2) How many paid posts?

    3) How much in total does it cost?
    If you really want to know mhate e-mail and ask them. Tell them that you're thinking of putting in an FOI request to garner the following information.

    Then set out your questions.

    They'll answer your questions for you without you having to put the FOI request in cos the requests are a pain in the ass to respond to.

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    Re: The Equality Authority

    Quote Originally Posted by bobbysands81
    If you really want to know mhate e-mail and ask them. Tell them that you're thinking of putting in an FOI request to garner the following information.

    Then set out your questions.

    They'll answer your questions for you without you having to put the FOI request in cos the requests are a pain in the ass to respond to.
    Even simpler (and cheaper): get one of your TDs to put down a parliamentary question to the Minister for Justice. You should get your answer within a week at a total cost of nil.

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    Re: The Equality Authority

    Quote Originally Posted by commentator
    Does anyone know the answers to the following questions on the equality Authority

    1) Who set it up?

    2) How many paid posts?

    3) How much in total does it cost?
    I am not sure if this line of questioning is leading to some pertinent observation on the work of the EA.

    You may intend to make the comment that their current investigation into Ageism in Irish society is more relevant to the Irish people than their past activities in investigating racism, for example.

    Am I assuming too much?

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