Malcolm Noonan (Green Party)

I apologise. There is one more point. It occurred to me that over the past number of weeks I have been involved in a project in Kilkenny. It is largely a biodiversity project about the ancient skill of scything. We have had some Traveller men and boys working on the project with us. It has been brilliant in terms of engagement. There might be an opportunity as we look towards the nature restoration plan and the management of invasive species to look at it from an employment perspective.

The young men we worked with over the last number of weeks had a fantastic few weeks and a lot of them expressed an interest in being involved in projects. If we are trying to divert young Traveller boys away from negative activities, we should examine this area and perhaps use the same interdepartmental approach. I propose it from a cultural perspective and in terms of the well-being of the men and boys we worked with. It was a really fantastic project.