Mr. Patrick Nevin:

Quite a lot of issues have been raised. I will leave our suggestions aside for a moment and explain what I meant by reparations.

We need to consider how the State responded to Travellers in 1963. We cannot separate that starting point as it is one of the most seminal dates for Travellers in this country. I say that because from 1963 to 1973 the Traveller community moved from a nomadic transient population to one that was forced to become sedentary and settle in urban centres within the State. I made a point about the membership of that committee being made up of official Ireland and one will realise that when one reads the report.