Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 22 July 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community
Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Rosaleen McDonagh:
Whether it is public or private housing, equality legislation is in place to combat racism. However, Travellers, like the general population, have a right to choose where they want to live but the anecdotal evidence would suggest the linkage between high rates of suicide and those living in private rental accommodation is stark. As I said in my opening remarks, where you have racism you have poverty and a lot of landlords will not only not accept Travellers but also people who need rent allowance so people are caught every which way by the system. Is there anything else Mr. O'Neill or Ms Gibney want to say?
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