Ms Concepta de Brun:

On the issue of men's health, the majority of the primary healthcare project workers are women. For every four workers, there is probably only one man and even that has only happened in the past five to six years. We have begun to engage with men and get them in the door but we are way behind in comparison with the experience within primary healthcare projects for women Travellers.

One is in a situation where one is discussing sensitive information about people’s personal lives. One is not just going to go to anybody. We have a situation where we are upskilling and engaging more young Traveller men. We also need the older Traveller men in there but they are a little more difficult to reach. We have not given up and we are trying.