A Social Portrait of Travellers in Ireland

David Stanton TD, Minister of State for Equality, Migration and Integration, will launch 'A Social Portrait of Travellers in Ireland'. This report examines in detail the patterns of disadvantage experienced by Travellers in the areas of education, employment, housing and health, using a special analysis of the 2011 Census.

Event Programme

15:00-15:30 Registration
15:30-15:35   15:35-15:45    Welcome Alan Barrett, ESRI Director Introduction Deaglán O'Briain, Department of Justice and Equality
15:45-15:55 Publication Launch Minister David Stanton, TD, Minister of State
15:55-16:25 Key findings from A Social Portrait of Travellers in Ireland Dorothy Watson, Fran McGinnity, Oona Kenny
16:25-16:45 Panel Response Martin Collins, Co-Director of Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre Anastasia Crickley, President of the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
16:45-17:00 17:00 Questions and Answers Close of Launch