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Fri 11 Nov 2008Winding up of integration groups makes policy weaker
GOVERNMENT integration policy has been "effectively emasculated" with the winding up of two bodies set up to tackle racism and promote interculturalism, the chairwoman of the National Action Plan Against Racism (NPAR) has said.
Speaking yesterday at the Metro ÉireannMedia and Multicultural Awards, Lucy Gaffney said the absence of these bodies will "leave a void at the heart of the Government's efforts in tackling racism" and undermines "our ability to respond to the needs of the new society".
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