Seanad debates

Tuesday, 17 November 2020

Traveller Accommodation: Statements

 

10:30 am

Photo of Niall Ó DonnghaileNiall Ó Donnghaile (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is gracious. It is all I will need. I welcome the Minister of State and thank Senator Flynn for ensuring that the House had the opportunity to have statements on such an important issue. It has been raised with the Minister previously. My colleague, Senator Warfield, was keen to have this matter discussed, but he has missed out on it.

I was following the debate in my office. I wish to take this opportunity to discuss something that has not been mentioned so far. In June 2019, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission initiated an equality review of local authorities' provision of Traveller accommodation. That report is now a year overdue. Will the Minister of State take this opportunity to update the House on his understanding of the reasons for the delay and when he expects the report to be published?

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