The National Traveller Mental Health Network has also said that successive governments have failed to address the "dire conditions" in which Travellers are living.
Traveller campaigners protested outside the Dail today to demand government action.
They're calling for the government to tackle high rates of mental health illness and suicide in the community.
Studies show the suicide rate among travellers is seven times higher than those in the settled community.
Eight in ten travellers also find themselves unemployed.
The Traveller Mental Health Network organised the protest, it said that successive governments have failed to address the "dire conditions" in which Travellers are living.
Hugh Friel from the Donegal Traveller Project says not enough's being done to support them.
"We're having a pandemic within our community in relation to mental health issues and suicide," he said.
"We're asking the government basically, who is accountable?"
"All these strategic plans and aims and goals in relation to the traveller community is not working, " he insisted.
Great to see such crowd supporting the #accountability for #Travellers mental health camping. If you can't he here please contact your TDs to ask them to support better #mentalhealth services for Travellers We belong to the same place & space and we need to support each other. pic.twitter.com/FwkdxIet20
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