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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 13, 2024

QUESTION NO. 4

QUESTION: Councillor P. Gogarty

To ask the Chief Executive for an update on the provision of a transient accommodation site facility for members of the Travelling Community in the County, given that this was inserted as an objective into the County Development Plan; and if a statement can be made on the matter?

REPLY:

The South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 includes an objective "to provide transient sites in accordance with legislation and to liaise with the other Dublin local authorities on the need for and, if necessary, identify suitable locations for such provision in order to provide for a coordinated approach in the Dublin region". 

A coordinated approach to the provision of transient accommodation as part of an overall network of transient sites provided by each local authority is currently under consideration at national level. There is also ongoing dialogue at a regional level between the local authorities in the Greater Dublin area. 

The provision of transient accommodation in the County forms part of the consultation process in advance of the consideration and adoption by the members of the new Traveller Accommodation Programme (TAP) 2025-2029.  In order to establish the existing and projected accommodation needs of Travellers in the South Dublin area, members of the Traveller community were recently consulted on the need for a transient site in the county.  An analysis of the responses is currently underway and will inform the new TAP.  Formulation of policy around transient sites continues to be discussed at both the Local and the National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committees.