COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

HEADED ITEM NO. 17

 

Stocking Lane Halting Site - Report from LTACC

REPLY:

The Housing ( Traveller Accomodation) Act 1998 required that each Local Authority appoint a local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee.

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) or any other provision

of this Act, a local consultative committee may—

(a) advise in relation to the preparation and implementation of any

accommodation programme for the functional area of the appointing

authority concerned

(b) advise on the management of accommodation for travellers, and,

(c) provide a liaison between travellers and members and officials of the

appointing authority concerned.

22.—(1) An appointing authority shall, in accordance with any directions issued by

the Minister under section 21(5), appoint a chairperson of the local

consultative committee and the membership of such committee which shall

comprise the following—

(a) members of the appointing authority concerned

(b) officials of the appointing authority concerned

(c) representatives of local travellers and traveller bodies, and

(d) where a local consultative committee has been appointed by the

council of a county, one member from each relevant housing authority

(if any) within the administrative county concerned, and the number

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of members referred to in paragraphs(a) and (d) shall not exceed one

half of the membership of the local consultative committee and the

number of representatives referred to in paragraph (c) shall not be less

than one quarter of the membership of the local consultative

committee.

(2) A local consultative committee may regulate, by standing order or

otherwise, its procedure and business.

(3) The making of an appointment under this section shall be a reserved

function.

The South Dublin LTACC has recently established 3 no sub-committees under its remit

1) A Caravan Loan Sub-Committee

2) A Tap Implementation Sub-Committee

3) An Operation and Maintenance of Sites sub-Committee.

The Operation and Maintenance of Sites Sub-Committee recently held its first meeting and will among other issues examine ways of increasing tenant participation and involvement in the maintenance of sites as well as examining ways to reduce the amount of illegal dumping through initiatives, education and enforcement.    

The Council has recently appointed a contractor to carry out a major clean up of the surrounds of the Stocking Hill Halting Site and work will commence on this on week begining the 10th April 2017.