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:

We certainly come across that anecdotally in the research work we do. Those public sector bodies that have taken leadership roles in recording data are also experiencing that, for example, staff in public sector bodies not being comfortable identifying themselves as Travellers. It is something we have come across.