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Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: I call Deputy Gino Kenny. I wonder if Deputy O'Loughlin or Senator Warfield have any questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: I thank the Deputy. I am anxious to hear from Senator Warfield and Deputy O'Loughlin. Does Senator Warfield have a particular question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: That is a very specific question. While the witnesses are thinking about their answer to that, I call Deputy O'Loughlin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: I thank Senator Warfield, whose question was on mental health, the arts and Travellers. Deputy O'Loughlin's question was on supports for children in schools and outreach. Since we are probably approaching the last round of contributions, would each of our guests like to make a comment? We will start with Mr. Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: There is a raft of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: A dehumanised response to someone in crisis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: I thank Ms Connors for sharing that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: I thank all of our witnesses-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: I ask the witnesses to give a "Yes" or "No" answer to Senator Ruane's question. Should the response to Traveller mental health issues be integrated within a mainstream service or be standalone?

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: Mr. Thomas McCann from the Traveller Counselling Service is in the Gallery today and will be appearing before this committee at its next meeting. Today is not the last word for any of our witnesses. We can turn our phones off but they cannot. I am really grateful to them all for their contributions. I know that it has been painful for them to share so many stories. As Senator Warfield...

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community: Traveller Mental Health: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: Certainly. That was discussed. We will put the proposal to invite a wider selection of people to members and I am sure there will be agreement. Mr. Reilly and Mr. Joyce have paths worn to the Oireachtas but there are other voices we want to hear. Ms Quilligan stated that 61 people are engaged in this process. That is very encouraging. When the committee is finishing its overall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: I welcome the Minister. I have a few general questions, as well as more specific questions, mostly on pillar 1 but some questions on other pillars as well. I want to confirm some of the numbers because I am new to the committee. From the most recent figures, 10,000 people are homeless and 4,000 of those are children, with roughly 1,000 single-parent families. Are those figures...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: Is it 1,000 single-parent families?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: The Minister was talking about the importance of data, so of the single-parent families, does he know how many are in emergency accommodation because of domestic violence? How many are there because of eviction from the private rented sector? How many in direct provision centres, including children, have residency status but are unable to leave because of the housing shortage? The report,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: Hubs are not homes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: Given the homeless figures of 10,240 and that the number of children is almost at 4,000, I understand these are the highest levels of homelessness ever recorded in the State. Am I correct in that understanding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: They are not the highest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: Does the Minister accept that they are extraordinarily high and have been climbing in spite of the best efforts of Rebuilding Ireland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Update on Rebuilding Ireland - Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Discussion (18 Sep 2019)

Colette Kelleher: It is way too high and the impact is immeasurable. It is not just the here and now and it is not simply a matter of bringing in regulators to hubs. That might make things better. Introducing regulators to workhouses in the 1840s would have made life a little bit better for people, but what we actually needed was for those workhouses to close down. People should not be in emergency...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Travellers Towards a More Equitable Ireland Post-Recognition: Discussion (9 Jul 2019)

Colette Kelleher: I thank the Chairman, An Leas-Chathaoirleach. As he did, I warmly welcome everyone here today. Gralti tome geels, a muni feins an beoirs ar crush ain nesdes talosk. I am sorry for ruining the language but I got those words from the lovely Oein De Bhairdúin. I thank people for coming here today from far and wide and for making what has been a record number of diverse submissions to...