25Ireland takes the view that the Commission has failed to identify any directly or indirectly discriminatory provision in the Fire Services Act 1981 or in the Health Acts. In the present case, Ireland relies on the judgment in Case C-70/95 Sodemare and Others [1997] ECR I-3395, in which the Court held that it was not contrary to the principle of equal treatment to reserve participation in the social welfare system of providing old peoples homes to non-profit-making private operators.
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