Mr. Patrick McDonagh:

The perception some Travellers have is that they or even their lives matter less than those of settled persons. It is like the social media comments following the Carrickmines disaster. Quite a few were quite pleased they had died in such a tragic way. Obviously, it was horrendous for the families. Speaking myself as a Traveller, there is a clear indication my death in a sense would at least be welcome by some people on that basis alone rather than anything else. That is partly why the law is necessary. Some people would consider it worth glorifying this horrendous tragedy as if it was a good thing now that there are fewer of them. Obviously, that may only be a minority opinion but it is certainly a vocal one, and it is one that finds some political support in Irish society.