EQUALITY TRIBUNAL DISMISSES DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AGAINST CITY COUNCIL

Date Published: 17-Jun-2010

The Equality Tribunal has dismissed a claim that Galway City Council discriminated against a man by taking his name off the Housing List.

49 year old Maurice Cleary, a Dublin native who has never lived in Galway, made the complaint under four different grounds, gender, marital status, disability and race.

An Equality Tribunal Hearing on March 23rd heard that Maurice Cleary was living in Dublin when he applied to Galway City Council for a house in March 2005.

The city council denied any discrimination and said the reason he was not put on the housing list was his failure to respond to their letters seeking additional documents.

The Equality Tribunal decided Mr Cleary had no case against Galway City Council.