Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 June 2024

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

Traveller Accommodation (Resumed): Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

10:30 am

Photo of Eileen FlynnEileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

There is a lot that the Joint Committee on Disability Matters can do, along with us, when it comes to Travellers with disabilities. We are not just Travellers. We are also women and people. Whatever can be seen in the general population also happens in our community. Raising that issue is very important. Combating racism and discrimination is key. How do we break through, if we ever can? We want to see Travellers doing great and having good living conditions. We do not just want to see them there beside us - not in our back garden, as the saying goes. I thank Dr. McDonagh. Some of the points she has made will be great recommendations for our report on Travellers with disabilities and accommodation issues.

I will come to Ms Keatinge. I ask her not to forget to answer Deputy Ó Cuív's question.

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