Equality Authority: Big budget cut has badly weakened us

THE Equality Authority has revealed the budget took away 43% of its funding, leaving it powerless to carry out a number of key functions.

It said Budget 2009 had reduced its total funding from €5,897,000 to €3,333,000.

“This is disproportionate to the cutbacks imposed on other bodies in the justice, equality and law reform sector,” it said.