Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. De Bhairdúin. When Oein talks about heritage and culture within our community, we cannot forget about the Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill that he was part of drafting and put hard, dedicated work into. We thank him for that and for all of his hard work over the years at a political level. It is funny because we have Oein talking about culture and participation of the Traveller community when it comes to the arts and performance and it gives me a great honour to welcome the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, to the Chamber. Perhaps she might like to say a few words as last night we were talking about the importance of inclusion in the arts, whatever that may be, be it poetry or acting, and that Travellers have an equal space in these places. The Minister is very welcome and I invite her to say a few words but there is no pressure. We are not looking to fix everything today but we would be very grateful if she could say a few words to us now.