Joan Collins
Question:421. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will meet the National Traveller Partnership as soon as possible (details supplied). [29775/14]
View answerTuesday, 8 July 2014
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I understand that the matters of concern to the National Traveller Partnership relate to the current public procurement process for the delivery of the future Social Inclusion Community Activation Programme under the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. These matters are primarily for that Department to address.
Officials from the Department of Social Protection have already made contact with the representative whose details were supplied to identify the matters of concern and will raise these with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. In considering a request for a meeting, the need to respect the current public procurement process and the role that the Partnership may have in respect of the future delivery of services to the Traveller community under the new Programme must be taken into account.