Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Fay for her presentation. Following on from what the Chairman said, do the witnesses have figures on the accommodation needs and wishes of the Traveller community? Are they looking at living on sites or in houses? Do we know exactly what the figures are for each type of accommodation?

Ms. Fay mentioned the statutory Traveller agency. Could she elaborate on who she would see being part of that agency? On the underspend, were there reasons given for it at all? When there was a decrease in private rented, was that because of rents going up or were there other reasons?

The other issue, which is awful, is that of the public perception of Travellers and the views of certain people in our society on Travellers getting accommodation, whether in the form of a site or whatever. What can we do to address that massive problem? Thinking back to the last time I was in Pavee Point, it was a great celebration. The President, Mr. Higgins, was there. The culture - everything about Traveller life - is not getting out to the general population. What can we do to address that?