Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 25 September 2025
Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
Traveller Apprenticeship Incentivisation Programme: Discussion
2:00 am
Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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I thank Ms Kelly for the presentation. I read the submissions as well. In her presentation, Ms Kelly mentioned that fewer than anticipated women from the Traveller community applied for the apprenticeship schemes and that the Irish Traveller Movement was combating barriers in that regard. What are the main barriers leading to the less-than-expected take-up and what steps are being taken to combat these barriers?