 ; the state through it civil service and its various agencies could not discriminate in matter such as–granting loans or grants to university, providing an individual dole to other social assistant; in terms of renting property a landlord could not refuse to offer accommodation to a gay man or couple or evict them on that basis.The Act also empowered the Equality Authority to monitor and enforce the law regarding equality in both the provision of goods and services and employment.A person can take a case to the Equality Tribunal in the event of discrimination occurring.