Does anyone know what the ethnic Traveller Status statement actually means?

elperello

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I'm just a bit puzzled by this impending statement by Enda Kenny, being delivered shortly.

Does it change any law, does it change the Constitution?

Does anyone know. Information is thin on the ground really AFAIS.

Thanks.

Just to return to the OP.
There is no change to the Constitution or any law today.
That doesn't mean there won't be in the future.

Icsics

Lots of talk about travellers 'rights' what about their 'responsibilities' ?

Sleeper12

Spanish Eyes wrote:

Any pointers to those laws?

No sorry but they now fall under racial laws according to one news article. I always thought that they did anyway.

Spanish Eyes wrote:

Not getting at you, but this is all so very vague, with consequences for many.

I don't feel like you are trying to get at me
I'm not here to defend travellers there are good & bad & the stereotypes came from some truth. I'm just pointing out that they do fit the definition of ethic group.

Spanish Eyes wrote:

But Enda Kenny will get a job with the UN for doing this. The last sting of a dying wasp.

Worst Taoiseach ever imo

RayM

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Not getting at you, but this is all so very vague, with consequences for many.

Hopefully one of the consequences will be that comments like this...

The Specialist wrote: »

Delighted they got ethnic status, maybe some nice lad can come along now and give them a good ethnic cleansing.

...will be treated as hate speech.

Sleeper12

RayM wrote:

Hopefully one of the consequences will be that comments like this...

RayM wrote:

...will be treated as hate speech.

The worst part is the fool actually has 13 likes or thumbs up for his comments. Evidence of inbreeding in the settled community me thinks.

Ludikrus

I could be wrong, but I think they are now entitled to race sulkies on motorways. And fight each other at weddings because...t'is their culture.

judeboy101

judeboy101 wrote: »

More money for them, special treatment for social services and the rest of us better start walking on eggshells around them.

We are doing this already but this pretty much rubber stamps it. The cowardly patsying the government and civil service are doing to the travelling community really shows how the like of Donald Trump gets voted in. People are just fed up of this cowardly tip toeing.

end of the road

McLoughlin wrote: »

I don't think they are an ethnic group they are just irish people that at one point began to live a different way and travellers refuse to modernise and they want society to pay for them yet they don't want to contribute anything to society.

to be fair, if i was treated by society how they are, including those who do make an effort, i wouldn't want to bother contributing to said society either.

McLoughlin wrote: »

The one issue that concerns me is the travellers believe they have a freedom to go where ever they want so will they have a legal right to trespass ?

no they won't. trespass laws shall remain for all.

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Will they start paying tax and obey the laws of the land now that they have "equality"?

Better not hold my breath.

neither of those are traveler speciffic issues, so said question isn't relevant unless asked of all who are doing the same.

CrabRevolution

I'm not sure what difference it makes really. Will they get any more money simply for being another ethnicity? Do Poles or Chinese people receive funding on account of being a different ethnicity?

As for "anti-traveller discrimination". Not sure how that will change. Their education levels are shocking compared to the rest of the population, so I don't see how they're going to be uplifted in the jobs market for example. I also find it hard to see pubs/hotels changing their attitudes because of a change to the list of ethnicities.

mynamejeff

end of the road wrote: »

to be fair, if i was treated by society how they are, including those who do make an effort, i wouldn't want to bother contributing to said society either.

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when you are treated as you deserve having followed a culture of criminality fraud and lack of contribution to society it weakens you argument.

CrabRevolution

CrabRevolution wrote: »

I'm not sure what difference it makes really. Will they get any more money simply for being another ethnicity? Do Poles or Chinese people receive funding on account of being a different ethnicity?

As for "anti-traveller discrimination". Not sure how that will change. Their education levels are shocking compared to the rest of the population, so I don't see how they're going to be uplifted in the jobs market for example. I also find it hard to see pubs/hotels changing their attitudes because of a change to the list of ethnicities.

Well they have the choice to get their kids educated firstly. Im not so sure they are too worried about the jobs market apart from a small few who do their best to integrate and to be fair are recognised.

end of the road

omega man wrote: »

The stats on traveller education, employment and health are shocking (assume criminality too). Their 'Ethnicity' plays no part in that. Politicians and the media etc. conveniently ignore this.

the media certainly does not ignore it. as the law applies to all, then all the politicians need to do is fund the resources to enforce it properly.

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Indeed. Just because some decided to wander around they now seem to have more rights than I have!

really? that is news to me. what rights do they have that you don't?could you name them all for me?

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Let's get the elephant out of the room now.

TD's in the Dail will never have to endure Traveller culture. End of story for those who do. Same for the morons in the Irish Times who don't report on reality, but on their own SJW feelings, the hell with the rest of us. Bet they are not within spitting distance of Travellers either.

We are softies WRT certain lawbreakers for sure. But we have to be because we are muzzled by PC leftie right on so called justice warriors.

My fekkin ar se, I bet 99% of people would not choose to live near a Traveller if they have a choice. Just ask people. I would not like to be living next to the clan either.

But that is me being judgmental. The family could be fine... it's the extended clan that is the problem. No way. I would just leave. End of.

Surely a person can voice their opinion. I always thought North Korea would muzzle you before this country. Not so.

no such thing as pc, sjws or lefties. left wing exists, but it is not guilty of what you claim as what you claim isn't happening. you are not being muzzled, you can and have voiced your opinion. the fact you are on here should be proof enough. but it's much easier to play the victim rather then realising that if you feel you can't say something, it's because it isn't worth saying.

Icsics wrote: »

Lots of talk about travellers 'rights' what about their 'responsibilities' ?

what about them. we have everything in place to insure everyone lives up to their responsibilities. if resources don't exist to insure it happens that is down to government and the electorate for voting said government in

Ludikrus wrote: »

I could be wrong, but I think they are now entitled to race sulkies on motorways. And fight each other at weddings because...t'is their culture.

both of those acts are illegal and shall remain so.

um7y1h83ge06nx

People are very intimidated by Travelers and I think this is going to make divisions worse as now they are officially "different".

end of the road

CrabRevolution wrote: »

I'm not sure what difference it makes really. Will they get any more money simply for being another ethnicity? Do Poles or Chinese people receive funding on account of being a different ethnicity?

As for "anti-traveller discrimination". Not sure how that will change. Their education levels are shocking compared to the rest of the population, so I don't see how they're going to be uplifted in the jobs market for example. I also find it hard to see pubs/hotels changing their attitudes because of a change to the list of ethnicities.

the pubs and hotels may not have a choice if they wish to remain open. it may be a case of change their attitude or be dealt with. time will tell, the devil will be in the detail if any.

mynamejeff wrote: »

when you are treated as you deserve having followed a culture of criminality fraud and lack of contribution to society it weakens you argument.

it doesn't as those acts aren't any excuse for discrimination against a whole community. the only reason discrimination exists is because there are no hard consiquences for it

jca

judeboy101 wrote: »

More money for them, special treatment for social services and the rest of us better start walking on eggshells around them.

So no change really?

mynamejeff

end of the road wrote: »

it doesn't as those acts aren't any excuse for discrimination against a whole community. the only reason discrimination exists is because there are no hard consiquences for it

there are few hard consequences for for many of the traveller specific crimes that are committed too

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/travellers-involved-in-riot-receive-suspended-sentences-1.627184

http://www.thejournal.ie/family-man-died-traveller-family-court-3141888-Dec2016/

http://www.radiokerry.ie/five-tralee-men-given-suspended-sentences-for-traveller-feud-violence/

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/cork-sulky-racers-get-jail-terms-reduced-to-three-months-1.1587186

Barry Badrinath

end of the road wrote: »

neither of those are traveler speciffic issues, so said question isn't relevant unless asked of all who are doing the same.

Of course its relevent.

Just because its not "traveller specific" doesnt negate the question no matter how you try to supress it with the ususal bull**** of "others do it too" argument. This particular thread is about travellers, not anyone else.

Pavee Point campaigned for "equality", so let them be "equal" in all respects.

jca

Ronin247 wrote: »

This is an historic day for all travellets in the country. There will now be official recognition that the travelling people have a seperate genetic make-up although they are and will continue to be Irish.

Travellers will now have to be given a voice in the Dail and be allowed to raise their own taxes and fund their own social welfare budgets from the taxes raised from all working travellers and all vehicle tax raised from travellers will fund the housing programs specifically for this important ethnic minority..... I hope.

Taxes from a working traveller? Vehicle tax? Jeez that'll be a small budget.

Well this is gonna suck for any descendents looking through my census records, gonna look odd that my ethnicity changes in my 20s.

jca

NIMAN wrote: »

I listened to several radio reports today, from politicians to spokes people for travellers, to travellers themselves, and not one mentioned the elephant in the room.

Lot of talk about their culture, their history, their rights etc.......

I think you meant the horse in the room( the one beside the massive chandelier)

JamboMac

Is this all coz of the bloke from love/hate who went to america and claimed that black's in america is the same as traveller's in ireland. Black's where discriminated against for no reason, traveller's earned it for decades of criminal activity because they wouldn't just fit into society.

Esel

Sleeper12 wrote: »

The worst part is the fool actually has 13 likes or thumbs up for his comments. Evidence of inbreeding in the settled community me thinks.

Thanked by sixteen users when I looked back.

Now down to fifteen! Who slyly unthanked?

Name and shame:

Thanks: arayess, booterboy, Bscan86, Commotion Ocean, DanMurphy, DavidLyons_, Dr Turk Turkelton, Filmer Paradise, Icsics, Johnny Jukebox, lazybones32, Oblivoid, Parachutes, Richard Hillman, ronnie3585, Super_Sonic

Sleeper12

JamboMac wrote:

Is this all coz of the bloke from love/hate who went to america and claimed that black's in america is the same as traveller's in ireland. Black's where discriminated against for no reason, traveller's earned it for decades of criminal activity because they wouldn't just fit into society.

Wasn't that Gerry Adams comparing the Irish struggle to black slavery

Btw "they just wouldn't fit into society", they were never supposed to. They are different to us in many ways. Hence the recognition that they are an ethnic group. You can't make them fit in. That was never the plan.

Annasopra

Esel wrote: »

Thanked by sixteen users when I looked back.

Now down to fifteen! Who slyly unthanked?

Name and shame:

Thanks: arayess, booterboy, Bscan86, Commotion Ocean, DanMurphy, DavidLyons_, Dr Turk Turkelton, Filmer Paradise, Icsics, Johnny Jukebox, lazybones32, Oblivoid, Parachutes, Richard Hillman, ronnie3585, Super_Sonic

Indeed. Very disturbing and sickening that people are actively supporting mass murder of people just because they are travellers.

Sleeper12

Esel wrote:

Thanks: arayess, booterboy, Bscan86, Commotion Ocean, DanMurphy, DavidLyons_, Dr Turk Turkelton, Filmer Paradise, Icsics, Johnny Jukebox, lazybones32, Oblivoid, Parachutes, Richard Hillman, ronnie3585, Super_Sonic

I don't see any matching surnames so maybe it's not inbreeding after all. There's a lot of settled people dropped on their heads as babies though

Spanish Eyes

The big question for those who love Travellers is...

Do you live next to them right now?

OR, Would you live next to them and their caravans and all the rest of it?

I doubt you would like it, so you are trolls IMO if you say yes,

Would genuinely like an answer.

JamboMac

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Wasn't that Gerry Adams comparing the Irish struggle to black slavery

Btw "they just wouldn't fit into society", they were never supposed to. They are different to us in many ways. Hence the recognition that they are an ethnic group. You can't make them fit in. That was never the plan.

Nope it was the bloke from love/hate you might be able to get his show from the RTÉ player, also claimed they where like the native Americans and Mexicans. Fit in as in get a job since sharpening tools is gone, going to school, if they want to be actual travellers then staying in one spot isn't being a traveller and how is schooling going work if they actually did travel?

Sleeper12

Joeytheparrot wrote:

Indeed. Very disturbing and sickening that people are actively supporting mass murder of people just because they are travellers.

I get that a lot of people don't like travellers and have bad experiences with them. I don't get the out and out nastiness of some comments though

Sleeper12

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Wasn't that Gerry Adams comparing the Irish struggle to black slavery

Btw "they just wouldn't fit into society", they were never supposed to. They are different to us in many ways. Hence the recognition that they are an ethnic group. You can't make them fit in. That was never the plan.

Hold on now. I dont condone what the IRA done in Northern Ireland but if you took time to read about what the likes of Bobby Sands had to endure all his life you would understand how they took the sword. Intimidation, coercion mixed with a collusion with loyalists and those who were meant to keep the peace (RUC, British Army). You just cannot compare their situation to travellers.

There is many good travellers and many have represented our country but make no mistake, there is a problem within the travelling community. Before they were given any recognition, smart, strong minded, mature, disciplined people needed to sit around a table and address the elephant in the room but that chance has gone now. The knee has been bent by our weakling leader

Gavinz

Icsics wrote: »

Lots of talk about travellers 'rights' what about their 'responsibilities' ?

http://imgur.com/2ZH4tQM