Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Could I ask one question on that? I have been dealing with three groups of Travellers in respect of accommodation. One group is doubling up in standard housing and wants standard housing. In many cases, they want the housing in the same estate as the family, but sometimes not. Another group is on a Traveller-specific site but in built accommodation as opposed to trailers, and yet another group is in trailers. I ask in a positive way how many of the 1,500 families, be they in halting sites and doubling up in trailers or otherwise, would take a trailer as their first choice and not want standard housing? Maybe I am wrong but my view is that the customer is always king. People may say they want something they do not really want because the halting bays or Traveller-specific accommodation may not be available. Many face this in life. In my estimation, a fair number of people who grew up in standard housing and who are doubling up will even tell you where they want the standard housing. I am saying that because, if the 1,500 include a group other than those who just want trailers, it makes the problem easier for the Government to solve. This is because there is less demand than might appear to be the case. It would not be a matter of 1,500 bays. Do the witnesses understand?