David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In that case, I will move on. One of the issues that comes to us every so often is the importance of people from the Traveller community becoming teachers. I have come across situations where I have seen Traveller teachers. When the Traveller children discover that the teacher is a Traveller as well it creates really positive engagement. Will the witnesses please comment on that? In the previous NTRIS, one of the aims was to encourage young Traveller students to consider becoming teachers.