And there is no doubt that in recessionary times the whiter, ablebodied, not pregnant, straighter, settled amongst us are going to be the chosen ones when the choosing gets done.
- Maman Poulet on the resignation of Equality Authority CEO Niall Crowley yesterday.
The Equality Authority’s budget has been cut by 43 per cent and its staff turnover has increased because of the inability of existing employees to move to its decentralised office in Roscrea, Co Tipperary.
Crowley said the “only credible explanation” for the treatment of the authority was that some of its case work, “particularly in relation to allegations of discrimination in the public sector, has been experienced as a threat by senior civil servants”.
Pat Rabbitte cut to the chase on Wednesday:
I don’t accept cutting any agency by 43 per cent is a cutback. The intention is to kill it.
