Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There is one further question for Mr. Joyce from the Senator, about whether the use of reduced timetables is a widespread practice. Until recently, her nephew was on a reduced timetable. She states that until recently, discrepancies in regard to data collection and the issues concerning the Traveller community mean that national data are not reflective of the reality. She would like the witnesses to speak to discriminatory practices within our education system that hinder Traveller students' participation in and access to education.