Also the 2006 Irish census shows that there are only 19 Traveller women who have obtained a third level qualification at degree or higher level it also shows some other stark inequalities for Travellers in general Do I need to include these?  52.7% of all Travellers aged 15+ years have obtained primary education only with no formal education as their highest educational attainment compared to 15A% the national population are in the same category  With only 3.4% of the Traveller population over the age of 15 years having attained upper secondary education; compared with 48.2% for national population. Only 0.57 of Travellers over the age of 15 years had completed their education at third level.2 d From Education to Employment opportunities ® as I highlighted earlier over 55% of Travellers felt the had been discriminated against 2009 and 2010 has seen major cuts in the education service to Travellers and other cuts to training opportunities for Traveller women will have a hugely negative impact on Traveller children's access to, participation of and outcomes from education and it will further limit opportunities to Traveller women to engage in meaningful training. This is primarily an economic exercise while we are Just for notes Access to education there an Equality Tribunal decision in December 2010 reflected that Travellers continue to experience challenges in accessing schools. Despite the fact that the Traveller family won their case there son has not been offered a place in the school. The school appealed the decision of the Equality Tribunal and a Judge in the circuit court in Clonmel in May 2011 ruled that the Traveller boy did not have a right to attend a local secondary school, based on the schools admission criteria which includes parent as a past student or sibling. (for Travellers that is a key issue with only this generation at secondary school level Participation in education by women from minorities 2