5 times as many Travellers drop out of school

Third-level education is largely a no-go for members of the Traveller community, while the drop-out rate from primary school is five times higher than for the settled community.

Furthermore, unemployment among Travellers is a constant 75%, according to a report from the Council of Europe.

It urges the Government to ensure Travellers are represented on the Constitutional Convention and to devise a strategy to deal with the reported “persistent discrimination” against them.