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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Engagement on Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (11 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the Commissioner and his team for being here today. I will be very parochial and I will give them a great understanding of a country area. I am from a place called Portumna on the banks of the Shannon where we have Offaly on one side and Tipperary on the other. Over on the county bonds in Clare, I have the Killaloe bridge and I also have the bridge in Banagher. The reason I talk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Engagement on Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (11 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: It is a real frustration of mine. There are so many other questions we could ask the Commissioner but this is a frustration of mine because it has been going on since I became a TD back in 2016. I cannot get a workaround as to how I can do this in rural Ireland. I am talking about four bridges. The chief superintendent in my area, Mr. Gerry Roche, and the superintendent, Mr. Ollie Baker,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Engagement on Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (11 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I appreciate Mr. Kelly's answer and thank him but when we are doing the division the next time, when there is 22 to be divided and there are two counties of exactly the same size, then 11 and 11 would be fair. I will leave it at that and move on. I am very interested in the specialist units, including the drugs specialist unit, the roads policing specialist unit and, one I have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Engagement on Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (11 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Engagement on Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (11 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I will continue where I left off on the specialist unit. We have talked a lot this afternoon about drugs, to be quite honest. I am just wondering about the teams that are out there. I am talking about Galway again. While there is really good work going on there, I would say that we could with many more gardaí in the drugs unit. A pet project of mine is in relation to the canine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration: Engagement on Policing Matters: An Garda Síochána (11 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: To be fair, that is the bit parents are really concerned about. An Garda Síochána is doing fantastic work - we hear about it day in, day out - but that is not the way it is felt by those who see that there is so much of a supply in the communities. They feel it is getting down to the younger generations. I ask about the dog because there is a real need for it as a deterrent....

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Am I not glad I asked the two ladies to speak? I am conscious of the time and of the witnesses giving so much of their time. We are here over two hours. We have asked a lot of questions and we got a lot of very valuable feedback. It is also important as politicians, and for myself, to see that the budgets are growing but it is about collaboration, co-operation and the direction of it. At...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Is it done via a roadshow or how is it done? How are the voices collected? Does the Department go to every one of the regional health authorities? Does it go to every county? Literacy is a problem within the Travelling community. How do we communicate with them and ensure their voices are heard?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: SCAN nurses were mentioned. The recruitment has started but they are not in place in Portiuncula yet? For clarity, they are not in place?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Are they only being recruited at the moment?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Finally, is there anything the witnesses would like to add that they have not had the opportunity to add? I am conscious there are two people sitting here who have not spoken. Ms Kitching and Ms McDonagh Clark have not spoken. They have taken the time to be here so if there is anything they would like to contribute so we can hear their voices as well, I would appreciate it.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Yes.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Ms McDonagh Clark very much for her contribution. We really appreciate it.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I have not asked any questions and I would like to use a bit of my time to ask questions that might not have been asked. I recognise that we have a Minister of State responsible - my good friend Deputy Butler. I think it is openly known we are good friends. I say that in total transparency. There are the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, the Minister for Health, Deputy Carroll MacNeill,...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: That is in the base.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: What is it in relation to drugs?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: How much is specifically for Travellers' mental health?

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: The co-mobility piece sits with Deputy Butler.

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I am sorry to cut across. I feel I am getting two different answers. The first answer Ms Hargis gave was €1.4 million because Deputy Butler added to it this year specifically for Traveller mental health. There is €13 million sitting beside her with Mr. Leach with €10 million in the base. Then, Ms McArdle said €6 million. I am just trying to follow the money...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Health Inequalities and the Mental Health Crisis: Discussion (6 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: It would be great if the witnesses could provide it. I have no doubt there are people looking in who would like to see a breakdown of the money. I got a clear answer on primary so I do not need to go there again. How much of that money is then disbursed to NGOs? If I was to ask Ms Cuskelly about her SLA in relation to the funding her organisation received, is the SLA predominantly with...