Ms Sinéad Gibney:

The recommendations we put forward at this stage are the final ones of the equality reviews. We have a period for the authorities to consider the recommendations and come back to us with details of what they have done to address or implement some of those recommendations and what they plan to do within a given timeframe. We will then consider any further action we might choose to engage in. The natural follow on is the equality action plans, which are another part of that legislation. In the past, when we engaged with equality reviews and have not seen a terribly positive response to those recommendations, we followed up with an equality action plan whereby we can bind people towards firmer recommendations.

Across the rest of our mandate, as I mentioned in my opening statement, we continue to work on Traveller-related issues such as Traveller discrimination issues, a large part of which involves accommodation. We have a lot of ongoing litigation in this space. We are also engaged on a policy level and continue to use international reporting as a mechanism to keep pressure on the State from international bodies. This particular process is a more persuasive one. We are aware that it is a softer one but it is one tool in our armoury to engage on this issue. Traveller rights are and will remain a priority for this commission. I do not know if Mr. O'Neill wishes to go into more detail about the process.