Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community
Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Sinéad Gibney:
I will jump in quickly to cover one question Deputy Mitchell had and then hand over to Dr. McDonagh. In response to the question on a national authority, to be clear, we have not yet, as a commission, come to a formal position on any such agency. As I mentioned earlier we are a 15-member commission so it may be dealt with at that level, and at that stage we would come out and declare any formal position. It is clear Travellers themselves should be in a leadership position in shaping the policy to deliver the necessary housing. The expert review group, the work being done there and the recommendations are all very strong so we welcome all that. I will leave the last word to Dr. McDonagh.
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