Mr. Martin Collins:

Pavee Point's position is very clear. There is a need for two schemes. The loan scheme should be retained for those Travellers who want to buy, but it needs a big improvement. I think we would all agree that the amount provided is quite low, insufficient and everything else. I understand that there will be a review of the scheme in May, which we welcome. The Traveller groups will be part of that review process. We need a rental scheme for those who do not want to buy, just as in the general community, where people have the option of either buying or renting a house. Travellers should have the option of either buying or renting a trailers. That is very clear, in my opinion.

The last point I wish to make is very important, because it tends to be forgotten about. There is another scheme, namely, the trailer emergency scheme. We know about climate change and everything else, and we have seen the storms we have been having. There is a scheme for emergency situations, for example if a trailer is damaged by the weather or, God forbid, a fire or something like that. That is a separate scheme and a really important one as well.