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Tue 11 Nov 2002Inquiry into port tunnel discrimination claimsThe main contractors building Dublin Port Tunnel have been instructed by the authorities to investigate allegations of discrimination against foreign workers operating trucks on the Fairview site.Dublin City Council says it wants to see the investigation results as soon as possible. The council yesterday announced it was seeking an inquiry by a consortium of contractors on the tunnel who have sub-contracted a Kildare-based company trading as B and S to remove material from the tunnel dig.