Ethnic monitoring is the proactive gathering and use of data by service providers to ensure that a services offered can reasonably accommodate the specific needs of users from different ethnic groups and that services does not  discriminate against those groups.

National Traveller MABS were delighted to host a Traveller Youth Forum in Croke Park on December 10^th, 2014. The forum was attended by over 40 young Travellers from around Ireland.

The latest editions of both our newsletters are  available. The Tharie Times inform MABS and CIS staff of issues pertaining to the Traveller community. The National Traveller MABS Newsletter  informs the Traveller community of  issues relating to personal finance.

National Traveller MABS have been delighted with the response from politicians on our position paper on the ending of the Lough Payment Scheme.

National Traveller MABS were delighted to showcase their work during Clare Traveller Focus week in Ennis in November 2014.  We hosted a stand during an event to celebrate Traveller culture and achievements. The event celebrated the achievements of  Travellers locally with renowned singer Mary Keenan entertaining the crowd.

As many of you are aware, there was a decision early this year to end  the Lough Payment Scheme. The scheme is an extension of the Household Budget Scheme and operates for MABS clients.

Croke Park
Wednesday 10^th December

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 Was announced on 14 October 2014. The main changes that may affect members of the Traveller community are set out below. This is not a complete statement of the measures announced in Budget 2015.

As we are aware, the controversy with Irish Water continues. The latest update, due to change with the expected announcement by government, is that the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) agreed to extend the application deadline for all to 30th November 2014.

During July and August 2014, Citizens Information Service recorded that the main areas of concern for clients were Supplementary Welfare Schemes (12%). 65% of clients presenting with Supplementary Welfare Schemes issues were concerned with Rent Supplement.

Jobs Week is a series of jobseeker and employer events which will take place across the country from Monday 29^th September to Friday 3^rd October.

The Back To Education Initiative (BTEI) provides part-time further education courses mainly for people with less than upper second-level education.

“Stop. See racism. Stand up” is the central message of a new anti-racism video Nasc is launching today as part of the EverydayRacism – 30 Days Of Action’ campaign.

Our latest edition is now available.The theme of this issue is Traveller Ethnicity, please click on link. to read.

Water charges will apply from October 2014, with the first bills due to be issued by “Irish Water” in January 2015. Irish Water will be contacting every household to request details  including who is living in the household in order to claim the relevant free allowances. The occupier (tenant in case of a rented dwelling) will be asked to respond with the information.

National Traveller MABS welcomes the recommendation by the Justice Oireachtas Committee for the Irish State to Recognise Traveller Ethnicity

Credit Unions are moving to provide members from every section of Irish society access to modern financial services at a fraction of the cost of the traditional banking system.

There are over 188 different nationalities and many different ethnic groups living in Ireland. As such Ireland is a diverse and multi-ethnic society.

On Tuesday October 8th 2013, Journalist and Broadcaster Vincent Browne launched a community education resource by National Traveller MABS entitled  Overcoming Illegal Debt.