Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community

Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. John Meehan:

On the CSO data, that conversation, which is an international one, has to be moved along. That has to happen for both Traveller groups and for other priority groups mentioned in our strategy, which have similar concerns to those alluded to today by the Deputy in respect of the Traveller community. In the NOSP, we are looking at a reflective view of coroner files. The learning from that will engage and develop the conversation further. I am unsure if it has happened as quickly as we all would have liked but rest assured that conversation has to happen and there is an international movement to do so.

The Department of Health might deal with the Traveller advisory committee question.

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