Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 9 October 2025

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

Child Protection and Family Support: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Anne RabbitteAnne Rabbitte (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know that. Believe it or not, by being unclear, Ms Duggan is actually being very clear. The thing is that I am on the clock all the time.

I know the answer about the money. Ms Duggan has told me that a certain amount of funding targets children under five years of age from the point of view of prevention. I see that €1.2 million is being spent on tests and everything else on the educational side. How can we grow the confidence to break down the fear if we have not expanded the budget because we have older or more established families? Targeting those under five is not the way to go in the Traveller community because of the fear, mistrust and racism that exist. While I applaud what Tusla tries to do, I do not think it is expansionary enough to capture more in order to prevent people falling into trouble. In the context of addiction-----

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