Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 16 October 2025

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

Human Rights and International Standards for Traveller and Roma Communities: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

2:00 am

Mr. Liam Herrick:

When we look at the types of legal cases coming to us in which our legal team is involved with regard to discrimination and with regard to accommodation, we are not seeing a significant change. We are not seeing any diminution of need or demand. This is reinforced by the data that is produced about the level of accommodation provision. Senator Rabbitte referred to what we can all see in terms of the conditions on halting sites and in accommodation. There has not been any significant improvement in the number being provided and there is not significant advancement in the conditions people are experiencing. Regrettably, we are not seeing progress. We are not seeing significant improvement in the overall outcomes for Travellers, which are being measured elsewhere.