I must first say that I stand in solidarity with the Minister for Justice, Deputy Helen McEntee and with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman. The hassle these two representatives had to go through in the last number of weeks has been absolutely appalling. I just wanted to put this on record.

Yesterday the National Museum of Ireland launched the Mincéir archives. One of my good friends and colleagues, whom many Senators in the House have known for years, Oein DeBhairduin, is leading out in recognising Traveller history and in bringing Traveller culture to the front of Irish society. When we had Travellers here for a discussion in the Seanad on 18 April, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, said that we were the heart of Irish culture. I genuinely believe that. We in the Traveller community have never give up our souls.

There is a schoolbook, Let's Discover! Sixth Class History. Nowhere in this book does it speak about Traveller history or does it even name Travellers. Yesterday sixth class students from Shellybanks Educate Together National School signed the book for me and asked if I would deliver a message for them and for the museum: that this is what a history book should look like. It should include us, we who have always existed in this country. Traveller history should be included for primary schools and secondary schools so that Traveller children feel valued, and most importantly that it will give all our children the opportunity to learn about Traveller culture and the Traveller way of life.

I bring this issue forward today to also say we are still waiting for the Traveller Culture and History in Education Bill 2018, on which former Senator Colette Kelleher worked really hard. The can is getting kicked down the road. That Bill is still on Committee Stage. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education is working really hard to try to get the Minister to work with us and pass the Bill but it is nowhere in sight. Can we please work at having Traveller history in primary schoolbooks?

I am a bit disappointed that Senator Boyhan jumped the gun on the Lough Funshinagh issue considering that Senator Dolan and I have led on that. Thanks to the Leader we will have a very good debate on the matter coming up shortly. When it comes to the debate I hope the first two speakers will be Senator Dolan coming from Ballinasloe and me coming from Roscommon.

I support the comments made by Senator Eileen Flynn on what has been happening to the Ministers, Deputies McEntee and O'Gorman, and to our former Taoiseach, Deputy Leo Varadkar. What was done to him recently outside a coffee shop is absolutely shocking and deplorable. It is only right that we show our support for those three people here today.

A situation has arisen, which was discussed at a public meeting I attended last night in Williamstown on the Roscommon-Galway border. The area is losing its very much loved GP after 13 years in the community where he was just a brilliant doctor. He is moving on with life and he is moving to a different part of the country. He is entitled to that. A locum position has been advertised but the first time it was put out the HSE received only one reply, and I am told the person did not turn up for the interview. The HSE has advertised the position for a second time and there is not much interest in it. This will affect some 1,000 patients. There were about 80 people at the public meeting last night.

People who might have to change tablets from week to week, and this does happen, are concerned that their doctor being gone from the local health centre will perhaps mean they will have to travel out farther and this is going to be a real inconvenience. This situation worries them from a health perspective. I am asking that the Minister for Health or, since he is often very busy, some of the Ministers of State in his Department would come before the House to address this issue. Again, this is an important issue for the community around Williamstown. The further benefit of getting a locum in there would be to allow some patients from other doctors, who are located not too far away and who are overworked, to be treated as well. This is my request. I thank the Cathaoirleach and the Leader.