| Guiding principle: |
Equal Status Act 2000 - direct discrimination - section 3(1)(a) - membership of the Traveller community - section 5(1) - investigation and prosecution of crime by the Gardai - using plain meaning and legislative history as aids to interpretation of definition of service defined in section 2(1) - incident which happened before Act came into operation giving rise to alleged discrimination before and after that date - complaint outside scope of Act. |