18 Samh 2020, 02:36
The Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community of the 33rd Dáil and 26th Seanad will meet for the first time tomorrow, Thursday, 19 November in Committee Room 2 of Leinster House at 2pm.
The first item of business is the election of the Chair of the Committee.
Key issues affecting the Traveller Community and which will be considered by this committee are:
- Health: Physical and mental health (including suicide levels);
- Education: School completion rates and educational attainment;
- Employment: Labour market participation rate (Traveller unemployment rate is 80%);
- Housing: Access to housing and accommodation, in the context of the high homelessness rate among Travellers.
The previous committee completed its consideration of the health and education issues; employment was partially completed, and the committee had yet to consider housing.
The Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community has 14 members: nine Deputies and five Senators.
The meeting in Committee Room 2 can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV.
Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.