Dessie Ellis (Dublin North-West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not know what the situation there is. Notoriously, its local authorities have been very poor when it comes to Traveller issues. I have visited it. I was with delegations in the different areas down there. I do not feel there is a willingness by certain local authorities to weigh in on a lot of things. I have no doubt it is no different when it comes to apprenticeships. There seems to be less enthusiasm towards these incentives. I do not know whether the witnesses wish to comment on that, and I am not asking them to do so, but it is my opinion that there are certain local authorities and bodies that have not weighed in properly on this programme. It looks that way to me.