University Hospital Limerick wins disability discrimination complaint

The Workplace Relations Commission found that Sarah Mangan was not discriminated against by University Hospital Limerick in a complaint about hospital security questioning her over a face mask. The decision was dated 21 March 2024. Mangan said she was treated differently from other visitors when she attended the hospital on 25 May 2022. The hospital said mask rules applied to visitors generally and were consistent with guidance for medical settings. The adjudicator accepted that autism is a disability but found no evidence that security staff knew of it at the time. The mask requirement applied to everyone, and the adjudicator found Mangan had not established a case of discrimination.