Today, the Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality produced a cross-party report on the recognition of Traveller ethnicity. The report requested the Minister or Taoiseach to make a statement recognising the ethnicity of the Traveller community and to take steps to put legislation before the Dáil to give Traveller ethnicity a legal standing.

To which Bill is the Deputy referring?

This would be in line with the recognition afforded by the Northern Assembly. Will the Tánaiste commit to a timeline for progressing this legislation, particularly given the many recent high-profile cases of discrimination against the Traveller community, such as the vile article recently written by a journalist?

I understand from the Deputy that the committee's report was published today.

Yes.

In fairness, the Minister for Justice and Equality will need to read and consider it.

Will the Government commit to considering it?

We must read it first.

Hold on one minute - we would like to read it first. Give us-----

Labour supported this matter previously.

Yes, but out of respect for the committee, we ought to at least be given time to read and consider its report before making a response.