The complaint was dismissed as 'not well founded'
The Workplace Relations Commission has dismissed a claim that Green Party councillor, Hazel Chu , discriminated against a member of a non-faith group on religious grounds during her term of office as Lord Mayor of Dublin
READ MORE: 'Pastafarian' posed with colander on head for gun licence to honour his 'Spaghetti Monster' religion Mr Hamill claimed correspondence in which he sought similar access for non-religious groups, which included an offer of a donation to a charity nominated by Ms Chu, was ignored while the Lord Mayor’s office had responded immediately to a request from the Dublin City Interfaith Forum.
Lawyers for Dublin City Council on behalf of Ms Chu told the WRC that there was no response to the initial DCINFF request as it was sent in the busy run-up period to Christmas 2020. They claimed it would not have been possible to deal with the request given the time of year, while no further events were planned for 2021 due to the Covid-19 restrictions.
Ms Bruton claimed the case was effectively “an abuse of process” as the DCINFF was a body which could not be a party to a case relating to an alleged breach of the Equal Status Act. She also pointed out that informal events in the Lord Mayor’s Garden that were organised at the discretion of the Lord Mayor of the day do not constitute a “service” as defined under the legislation.
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