Ms Kathleen Sherlock:

We have seen a spike in deaths among Travellers this year. We know of 30 Travellers who died through suicide. We have no idea how many people have died as a result of addiction. A significant number of young Traveller women have died as a result of cancer. We are talking about women in their 40s. We do not have figures that reflect the number of Travellers who are dying. I do not think anyone has the exact figures, but it is probably even higher than we think.