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

Anne Rabbitte: Before the Deputy finishes, I wish to remind him that I interrupted him earlier and he ran out of time.

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

Anne Rabbitte: Ms Bridgeman was going to answer, for the benefit of all of us here, a very specific and pertinent question on housing that arises every single week. How do local teams integrate with local authorities?

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

Anne Rabbitte: The Deputy is okay. I think Ms Cuskelly would like to give him a response as well.

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

Anne Rabbitte: I think the committee should visit one of these 31 projects to get an on-the-ground opportunity to see them in operation within the communities. Perhaps there might be a timely opportunity there.

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

Anne Rabbitte: I will now move on to Deputy Cullinane.

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

Anne Rabbitte: Oh no, sorry, I am thinking of your colleague. Apologies.

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

Anne Rabbitte: I will let Ms Bridgeman come in and answer that question overall later on. Is that okay? We all want the answer to that question so I will bring her in later on as I am conscious I need to move to Deputy Rice next.

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

Anne Rabbitte: We will finish on that point, if that is okay.

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

Anne Rabbitte: I allowed Deputy Connolly to go over by three minutes so I will treat everybody equally.

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

Anne Rabbitte: Does anybody want to respond to Deputy Ellis? There is time and the Deputy raised an awful lot of issues. He asked one specific question about policy if the witnesses would like to address it.

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

Anne Rabbitte: I again thank the witnesses for being here and for their contributions.

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

Anne Rabbitte: I thank the participants from Exchange House and their colleagues in the Gallery. I now ask the Department to make its contribution. Will Ms McArdle explain who is with her today?

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

Anne Rabbitte: Apologies have been received from Deputies Lawlor, Ó Muirí and Barry Ward, and from Senator Flynn. All are welcome and I ask anyone attending remotely to mute themselves when not contributing so as not to pick up background noise and feedback. I also remind everybody to turn off their mobile phones. As we are within the precincts of Leinster House, witnesses are protected by...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Review of Departmental Schemes: Discussion (5 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I thank Ms Ward for being here. I know she said it was a brief overview, but it was a very concise brief overview and very welcome. As a person from rural Ireland who has seen the complete benefits of the CE, Tús and RSS schemes I cannot but commend them enough. I come from that base. I welcome the 19 recommendations and I also welcome what the Minister, Deputy Calleary, is doing in...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Review of Departmental Schemes: Discussion (5 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: I welcome that positivity and that the Department is prepared to look at it. I thank the Chair for his intervention. At the moment, for a person who participates in the scheme, it is the €50. For the person who participates, it is the opportunity to be included in the workforce and to get outside their front door. For a carer with an older person who might be gone to a day service...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Review of Departmental Schemes: Discussion (5 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Is it only a comment?

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Review of Departmental Schemes: Discussion (5 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Following on from a point Ms Ward made, when we look at disability, we are looking more at those who acquire a disability as opposed to those who have a congenital condition, like children or young people with Down's syndrome. If we do not also look at people who have been born with a condition, and who also get the disability allowance, we are excluding a cohort. Looking at the 168,000, I...

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Review of Departmental Schemes: Discussion (5 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: To take up Ms Fitzgerald's point, two takeaways from today are her point on people aged over 58 and Ms Daly's suggestion that the lower age limit be reduced from 21 to 18. We need to expand inclusion of both cohorts, the young and the older, and give them peace of mind. I thank Ms Murphy for her contribution. She spoke about the RSS and representing the 38 local development companies....

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Review of Departmental Schemes: Discussion (5 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: Absolutely.

Joint Committee on Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Review of Departmental Schemes: Discussion (5 Nov 2025)

Anne Rabbitte: It is his routine.