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
Ms Bridget Kelly:
I touched on this earlier with Deputy Connolly. The apprenticeships the community are availing of are for the likes of plumbers and electricians. There are then Traveller women who are coming in for, say, motor mechanic apprenticeships. There is also hairdressing. Maybe there could be a bit more of a selection of apprenticeship opportunities available to members of the Traveller community, in particular for Traveller women. A lot of Traveller women contact us in relation to childcare. I know there are no apprenticeships for childcare, but maybe that is another avenue that could be looked at, particularly for Traveller women.