The County Cork Traveller Interagency Group was established in 2006 and the lead agency is An Garda Siochána.
There are representatives on the Group from statutory agencies, local development & Traveller Representative organisations including: Cork County Council, HSE, Cork County Childcare Committee, CIT & UCC (Access Officers), Fas, Foroige, Local Development Groups (Avondhu/Blackwater, Ballyhoura, & SECAD), Visiting Teachers Service, Dept. of Social Protection, West Cork Travellers Centre, East Cork Traveller Advocacy, Traveller Visibility Group, Our Lady’s Training & Education Centre & VEC.
The overall strategic goal is to take an inter agency approach to Traveller specific services in County Cork by bringing together all the relevant stakeholders to implement an action plan, as prepared by the Group.
Meetings are held quarterly in County Hall and further meetings are held of the four sub-groups to advance the work of the plan.
The sub-groups are:
- Health & Accomodation
- City/County Education
- Youth & Childcare
- Enterprise & Training
The Traveller Interagency Group has twice been successful in securing funding for projects from the Traveller Interagency and Communications Fund established by the Dept of Justice, Equality & Law Reform: Round 2 awarded €73,271 for the East Cork Connect Youth Project and Round 3 Strand 2 awarded €167,544 for the Traveller Youth Project in West Cork. Members of the Traveller Interagency Group contributed towards these projects.
For more information please contact Valerie Hayes at 021-4285230
