Wednesday, Oct 14 — on Monday Pavee Point was in attendance at a consultation event on Cohort ’24 hosted by Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) Cohort ’24 refers to a randomly selected group of children born in 2024 who are surveyed as part of a national longitudinal study conducted by GUI. Data collected informs policy […]
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Category: Policy
Tuesday, Oct 13 — Pavee Point was pleased to attend the launch of the successor five-year Government strategy to support the community and voluntary (C&V) sector, launched today by Ministers Dara Calleary, Jerry Buttimer and Marian Harkin. Developed by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, ‘Ar Scáth a Chéile: Promoting Sustainable, […]
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The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has published their Intercultural Education Guidelines: a framework for teachers and schools to promote diversity, equality, and inclusion in education. The guidance offers an overview of the broad aims, values, and guiding principles of intercultural education, describing a cross-curricular approach to education aiming to: ✔ Celebrate diversity […]
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Some positive commitments in health, social welfare, and education, but Budget 2027 has significant gaps in accommodation, childcare, and employment. (8 October) Pavee Point welcomes a number of targeted and mainstreaming measures for Travellers, Roma, and other marginalised groups in Budget 2027, including in health and education. However, long-term ambition is still required to fully […]
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The Pavee Point Education Team has published a new report —’TRES: From Plan to Action’ — following workshops held in September on the Second Plan for Implementation and Action 2026–2028 of the Traveller and Roma Education Strategy (TRES). Key actions for each Government Department were identified in the workshops, with participants highlighting the need for […]
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Today (30 Sept) Pavee Point Co Director, Lynsey Kavanagh, is in Brussels for the EU High-Level Roundtable on equality data: contributing to a panel discussion on ‘Cooperation for inclusive equality data’ as part of Ireland’s EU presidency. The discussion focused on the vital role of civil society, including Traveller and Roma organisations in equality data […]
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Pavee Point was delighted to attend the third weekend of the Convention on Education, led by the Department of Education and Youth, and continuing an important process of dialogue and engagement on the future of education. This weekend provided another opportunity to bring Traveller and Roma voices, experiences and perspectives to the conversation and to […]
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On Thursday (24 Sept), Pavee Point welcomed comments made by Minister Jennifer Murnane O’Connor advocating for resources for Primary Health Care for Travellers Projects (PHCTPs) in Budget 2027, and the implementation of recommendations from Pavee Point’s Beyond the Poverty Trap report. Comments made by Minister Mary Butler, during the same sitting of the Joint Oireachtas […]
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Today and tomorrow (21/22 Sept), as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency, Pavee Point is attending the High Level Event on Anti-Racism at IMMA in Dublin. The conference will discuss progress on the EU’s new Anti-Racism Strategy and, along with Irish stakeholders, explore lessons and insights from Ireland’s National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR). PHOTO1: Michaela […]
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On Tuesday (Sept 08) the Pavee Point Education Programme hosted an event on the ‘Second Plan for Implementation and Action 2026–2028’ of the Traveller and Roma Education Strategy (TRES). The TRES Second Plan was recently published in August, and workshops across the morning focused on identifying priority actions within the plan to promote equity and […]
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Today, representatives from the Traveller and Roma Coalition attended Ireland’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The UPR is a United Nations process which reviews the human rights record of every UN Member State every four years. Today’s short (1 hour) pre-session provided an opportunity for Irish civil society […]
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Last week Pavee Point attended the launch of ‘Connecting for Life 2026–2035,’ Ireland’s new national strategy to reduce suicide and self-harm. We welcome the strategy’s recognition of the disproportionate impact of suicide on Travellers and its acknowledgement of the role that racism, discrimination, social exclusion and other social determinants play in shaping mental health outcomes. […]
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Pavee Point attended the Follow-up Dialogue with the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM) Advisory Committee, hosted on November 6th by the Department of Children, Disability and Equality and moderated by Michaël Guet, Secretariat of the FCNM. Ireland ratified the FCNM in 1999 and the Irish State has recently been through its […]
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On Thursday, October 9th, 2025, Pavee Point attended the first National Traveller and Roma Forum under the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy II (NTRIS II) The establishment of this annual forum was a key commitment of NTRIS II, with the aim of strengthening engagement with Traveller and Roma organisations and of ensuring accountability from […]
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Pavee Point is disappointed Budget 2026 fails to do enough to address the systemic issues impacting Travellers and Roma in Ireland. “There are no measures to address homelessness,” said Martin Collins, Co Director, Pavee Point Traveller & Roma Centre. “Homelessness is an issue that impacts 39% of the Traveller population, which is a young population, […]
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On September 17th, Pavee Point took part in the Roma Thematic Group Workshop in Belfast, organised by The Executive Office. The workshop brought together Roma representatives, community organisations, and government partners to focus on improving outcomes for Roma in the North. Discussions highlighted important issues such as access to education, health and housing, addressing […]
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In our role as national coordinator for the Roma Civil Monitoring project, Pavee Point is in Budapest this week. This important project supports civil society organisations in monitoring the implementation of national Roma inclusion strategies (in Ireland, the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy). Attending the event, John Paul Collins, of the Drugs Programme […]
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