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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 13, 2017

QUESTION NO.8

QUESTION: Councillor M. Johansson

To ask the Chief Executive, to outline how many are currently living in Traveller Specific Accommodation in the County with a breakdown in LEA's, and how many are in need of Traveller Specific Accommodation?

REPLY:

Following the Annual Count in 2016 there were 282 Traveller families in the County.

110 Families accommodated in Group Housing

90 Families residing in Halting Site Bays.

Some families have also been housed in Social Housing but this number cannot be quantified as in the returns we are not allowed categorise by ethnic status. 

At present there are 31 families seeking Traveller Specific Accommodation with a preference to be accommodated North of the Naas Road and 45 families seeking accommodation South of the Naas Road.  These families comprise mainly of extended families living in traveller specific housing but seeking accommodation in their own right.