"I will show respect for traveller culture when they show respect for mine"
A permanent seat in the Seanad should be reserved for Travellers, says new Seanad report #IRISHTRAVELLERMOVEMENT #TRAVELLER RIGHTS
Social conflict and controversies #Discrimination and prejudice
Travellers are often reported as the subject of explicit political and cultural discrimination, with politicians being elected on promises to block Traveller housing in local communities and individuals frequently refused service in pubs, shops and hotels.[80] A 2011 survey by the Economic and Social Research Institute of Ireland concluded that there is widespread ostracism of Travellers in Ireland, and the report concluded that it could hurt the long-term prospects for Travellers, who "need the intercultural solidarity of their neighbours in the settled community. ...
They are too small a minority, i.e., 0.5 per cent, to survive in a meaningful manner without ongoing and supportive personal contact with their fellow citizens in the settled community."[81] The general prejudice against Travellers hinders efforts by the central government to integrate Travellers into Irish society.[82] Because Travellers are a minority group within Ireland and the United Kingdom,
they have always faced discrimination on the basis of their ethnicity as Travellers. They experience discrimination in not having equal access to education, being denied service in pubs, shops, and hotels,[34] and being subject to derogatory language. In 2016, the USA's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for the United Kingdom stated that Irish Travellers (among other groups) widely reported discrimination in the country, and highlighted that the High Court had ruled the government had illegally discriminated against Travellers by unlawfully subjecting planning applications to special scrutiny.[83] Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas, which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann. It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members senators. Unlike Dáil Éireann,
it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by various methods. Wikipedia Deputy Leader: Catherine Noone (FG); since 1 July 2016 Leader: Jerry Buttimer Seats: 60 Founded: December 11, 1922 Headquarters location: Dublin Type of business: Oireachtas, Upper house Ethnic group Description Irish Travellers, are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group whose members maintain a set of traditions. Although predominantly English-speaking, many also speak Shelta. They mostly live in Ireland as well as in large communities in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia Northern Ireland: 1,315 (2011) Ireland: 30,987 (2016) United States: 50,000+ (1990, estimated based on number of Shelta speakers) Language: Shelta -Tjamr comment thejournaltraveller-rights-seanad-report-4975961-Jan2020/
