Ms Brigid Quilligan:

I will wrap it up. Thank you, Chairman. Given the concerns outlined by our members, it appears that not enough has been done to overcome potential institutional bias. Indeed, the allegations of ethnically profiling Traveller infants have confirmed for many Travellers the existence of institutional anti-Traveller racism within the force. On this basis, the Irish Traveller Movement believes, based on best international practice, that a policing board should be formed to oversee the practice of An Garda Síochána. Legislation should be developed and enacted-----