Traveller Community
Dail Éireann — 2022-10-20
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

In June, the University of Limerick published the results of a groundbreaking new study that examined the relationship between Travellers and the Irish criminal justice system. The report details that Travellers' trust in the system is extremely low and that fears of wrongful arrest, excessive use of force, wrongful conviction, disproportionately high sentences and wrongful imprisonment affect how Travellers engage with and experience the criminal justice system. Will the Minister of State undertake to respond to the report with wide-ranging systemic changes?

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Sitting date: 2022-10-20