Ms Siobhán McArdle:

I thank the Senator for her questions, the first of which related to culturally appropriate services. There are two or three parts to our approach in this regard. The Traveller primary care health projects are co-designed with Travellers as part of an approach to health services, or health service pathways, that is led by Travellers. This is not a health service in itself; it is a location where Travellers can help other people within the community to access health services in their areas. My colleague, Ms de Brun, will give further details on that in a moment. The other role of the Traveller health units is to produce culturally appropriate materials that are co-designed with the Traveller community, are tailored to meet people's needs and have messages that are suited to the Traveller population. This is not about setting up a separate health service; it is about ensuring the services we provide through the health services are as accessible as possible to the Traveller community. The different Traveller health units take a prioritised approach. They may prioritise particular actions, for example relating to chronic diseases or screening programmes, in different areas. The HSE materials are designed to be appropriate to and supportive of the Traveller community. I ask Ms de Brun to talk about cultural awareness training.