Concerns have been raised about the difficulty of self-isolation in some communities since the introduction of Covid-19 restrictions.
Those concerns extend to the Traveller Community, particularly those living on sites with limited facilities.
Today is International Traveller and Roma Day and the representative body for the Traveller and Roma communities in Ireland is running an online campaign for people to show solidarity with them during the pandemic through the hashtag #TravellerandRoma2020.
Pavee Point said there are cases of Covid-19 among Travellers nationally and a number of them are in critical care.
However, without an official ethnic identifier, something Pavee Point has called for previously, it is difficult to see the impact of the virus on the community in terms of data.
What they do know is that the conditions in which the Travelling and Roma communities live makes them vulnerable.
The Travelling Community experiences higher levels of chronic disease such as asthma, stroke, heart disease and respiratory disease, and they live in overcrowded conditions, even when they are in standard housing.
The National Roma Needs Assessment carried out in 2018 showed that 45% of Roma surveyed did not have enough beds in their accommodation.
Almost 3,000 Travellers live in unofficial sites or on the side of the road without access to running water, electricity and toilets.
This makes cocooning, self-isolation and hand washing particularly difficult.
Despite the difficulties, a Department of Housing circular has led to some local authorities working well with Traveller organisations to help isolate those who may have symptoms.
Efforts are being made to find prompt and practical solutions on existing sites.
Where they are not possible, it has been suggested that local authorities work with the families involved, to move residents to alternative accommodation on a temporary basis.
Extra caravans are being brought on to some sites to help isolation, but for Travellers on the side of the road, Pavee Point said it was not aware of extra caravans for self-isolation.
The Tallaght Travellers Community Development Project is keeping in contact with the community through its Facebook page.
Key individuals on sites have been nominated to provide information, food parcels and hand hygiene kits when they are available.
Its co-ordinator Patrick Nevin said Traveller men are being encouraged to take on the challenge of Covid-19 by protecting families and loved ones.
They are being asked to stay at home, stay safe, stay well and to stay still.
"This is not a time for movement or nomadism," he said.
Members of the Travelling Community who are located on the side of the road during the current restrictions cannot be moved as they are included in the ban on evictions.
That ban has been welcomed by Pavee Point.
