OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF EQUALITY INVESTIGATIONS
Equal Status Act 2000
Equality Officer Decision: DEC-S2002-113
Mr. Michael Ward
V
The Dolphin Inn
(represented by Mr. Tom Enright Solicitor)
Key words:Equal Status Act, 2000 - Direct discrimination, Section 3(1) - Traveller community, Section 3(2)(i) - supply of goods and services, Section 5(1) - service in a pub - prima facie case - failure to reply to notification, Section 26 - obstruction of an Equality Officer, Section 37
The dispute concerns a claim by Mr. Michael Ward that he was discriminated against by The Dolphin Inn, in terms of Sections 3(1) and 3(2)(i) of the Equal Status Act, 2000 and contrary to Section 5 of that Act, when he was no provided with a service which is generally available to the public.