Colette Kelleher (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have two questions. One of them was answered by the Minister of State, namely, when the report be published. It will be published within the next week. I will monitor that and look forward to seeing that report. I welcome the expert group. While the expert group is welcome, it cannot be a delaying tactic or a way of kicking this urgent issue to touch. Over the past 18 years since the legislation was introduced, the targets have never been fully met. Local authorities are sending money back. They are not even making their returns to the review. I would like to hear more specifics from the Minister of State, and not simply the date when the review will be published, which is welcome, and the establishment of an expert group. I would like to know some specifics in terms of what the Minister of State is going to do about this urgent issue for Traveller families, an issue that is a matter of life and death for families.