Mr. Gerard Brophy:

We have done that. We are working really closely with Traveller organisations to let them know we have this scheme in operation, so if someone is interested in applying for social care or social work we will support them. We work with the inclusion office in the university so it is aware of it and can provide support allied to that. We will then provide them with a work placement over the summer where they can earn some money. Again, that is additional to this and they will get good experience, which is key when they come to work. Then we will guarantee them a job for the three years after it. In guaranteeing that job we are not just saying the person is going to work here, there or yonder; it is a dialogue with the person who has just qualified. They may not want to work near their home. They may want to work somewhere a little further away because they have more of a sense of being comfortable with that. They can develop their own agency and empower themselves to develop as a worker in that way. We are trying to be really culturally appropriate in that. One of the things we are hearing back from Traveller organisations is that a lot of people in the Traveller community have trauma from their experience of racism or their experience with the State services, and we are really conscious of that. We try to put up our hand and say we are aware and conscious of that, and that we want to see what will help and to support people to stay in work so we can grow that workforce.