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Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I read the submissions and listened to the opening statements. There is frustration on their side and on our side regarding the people who are stuck in the middle, the Travelling community, and also the local authorities. Ms Heavey stated that the local authorities may ignore their legal obligations. However, if they are not given the resources, it...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the Vice Chair. I will come back in during the next round.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: Following up on the last Deputy's point, I know the place he is talking about in the city. I am just throwing this out regarding local authorities and the county council. When I was on Cork County Council, we had a Traveller's consultative committee and it was absolutely excellent. Members of the Travelling community ran that committee. We were the ears while they were the mouths. It...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (21 Mar 2024)

Pat Buckley: I thank the witnesses. The meeting has been extremely beneficial and is a breath of fresh air. I have so many notes written down and I have plenty of work to do. The one point that sticks out to me, which would be easy to address, relates to the equal treatment bench book, and I will definitely look into that. We have a superb library and research service in the House, which people do not...