Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 October 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community

Traveller Health: Discussion

Mr. Jim Walsh:

There are many good points there on barriers to access of services. I completely accept that. This is why the primary healthcare projects are so good. They try to get over those barriers to identify and address those. The €10 million budget was raised. To be clear, that budget lies with the HSE. That is the difference when people mention the Traveller health advisory committee, THAC. There was a budget there and that is now with the HSE, which has oversight of it.