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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 08, 2019

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Chief Executive the number of Traveller Families who requested Traveller specific accommodation during the recent review in connection  with the preparation of next the Traveller Accommodation Programme and to include in his report the length of time these families have been on the Traveller specific accommodation waiting list. 

REPLY:

It estimated in the attached Draft Traveller Accommodation Programme 2019- 2024 that there is a current demand for 108 Traveller Families to be accommodated over the next five years. A total of 55 families have indicated a preference for Traveller Specific Accommodation i.e. Group Housing/Bays. There are two Traveller Accommodation waiting lists (north and south of the Naas Road) and applicants can specify their preference for either group housing or bays in one or both areas while period on the list is currently in excess of 8 years.