Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community

Travellers' Experiences in Prison and Related Matters: Discussion

Mr. Fergal Black:

They are, in general, but we get some people whose families contact our office because they are very concerned for the health, well-being and mental stability of their loved one. On occasion, that can be in respect of people who come from more middle-class backgrounds. In the main, however, these are young men who are homeless, have addiction problems and have severe and enduring mental illnesses that the Probation Service, ourselves and homeless services are dealing with. Some of these people have ended up in custody in Cloverhill on multiple occasions. I am talking about quite a number, up to six, seven or eight times. I know of one person who has ended up in custody in Cloverhill on 15 different occasions.

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