Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the Irish state will formally recognise Irish travellers as separate ethnic group. [54345/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I refer to the reply to Question no 51492/2012 of 20 November 2012. Consideration of the question remains ongoing with a view to ensuring that full analysis of all aspects of the granting of ethnic status to Travellers is available to Government when coming to a decision on the matter.