Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance)
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I thank all of the delegates for their very insightful presentations. I have two specific questions, one of which is for Ms Griffith.

On the age of consent, someone must be 18 years to facilitate the relevant mental health services. If it were 16 years, what difference would it make? Has legislation been tabled in this Dáil in that regard? I am not sure whether it has been.

My other question is for Mr. Reilly and concerns the incidence of suicide among Travellers. I heard the statistic referred to last year and it is beyond shocking. Sometimes words do not say enough. It is a black and white issue and has a real impact on the reality for the Traveller community. This is probably a simplification, but if there was one thing that could challenge what is going on in the Traveller community, particularly the incidence of suicide, what would it be? What would Mr. Reilly try to change?