Ms Anne Costello:

Mr. Owens made a point around trust and it is a huge issue, especially for Travellers in prison. It is for that reason we are saying that particularly for the Traveller women, we need one caseworker who will work with the women all the way along, that is, pre-imprisonment, during imprisonment and post-prison. That person will introduce them and build confidence with the services. We are not looking for new services for them but sometimes they need that introduction to Mr. Owens and other people like him to be assured this service is not going to discriminate against them and it will work for them. It is a small investment but it would have a huge impact on Traveller women.