Eileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

This makes sense and I ask the members to bear with me. I refer to the local authority TAPs and what Travellers want. What came from the expert group review of 2019 and from this committee as well was a stand-alone agency or authority for Traveller accommodation. I would not be the best at law or whatnot, but the dogs in the street would know that the TAPs are not fit for purpose and the local authorities have failed the Traveller community. In terms of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, where evidence shows that the local authorities are guilty of not providing for our community, what are the odds of us being able to say that we need a stand-alone Traveller authority or agency for our community? We had Cena in at the previous committee and at this committee with recommendations and it has the answers and solutions. As educated people, we have the answers. The answers are about that implementation. What are the commission's thoughts, as the human rights authority in this country, on the TAPs not being fit for purpose? Can we say they are not fit for purpose, that they have not worked in over 20 years and that we will set up the authority? Is that possible?