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Fri 08 Aug 2008Proposal to join equality bodies is 'worrisome'
THE IRISH Congress of Trade Unions has strongly criticised Government proposals to merge various equality bodies into a single agency and has sought an urgent meeting with the Minister for Justice, Dermot Ahern, to discuss its concerns.
In a letter to the Minister, Ictu general secretary, David Begg, said any such merger would be "a retrograde step".
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