Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community

Traveller Health: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Gino KennyGino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Over the past ten years, what has been the prevalence in the Traveller community of access to rehabilitation support for substance abuse, in particular alcohol or drugs? I suspect it goes under the radar to a certain degree. Where there is desperation and lack of hope, what usually follows is substance abuse. I can say that from my own experience living in Clondalkin.

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