State's plan to tackle racism 'excluded from programme for government' 

Dr Ebun Joseph: 'As a nation, we signed up to a national action plan. It begs the question when it is not included in the programme for government, how conscious are the government of hate?' Picture: Moya Nolan

The special rapporteur on the State’s plan to tackle racism says she is concerned the plan is not included in the programme for government.

Dr Ebun Joseph, a race relations consultant and director of the Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies, was appointed in July as the special rapporteur for the National Plan Against Racism.