Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 July 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community

Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Eileen FlynnEileen Flynn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It would be interesting, Ms Molloy, to get more information on that if possible because I find it difficult to think the numbers have gone down between 2018 and today. I say that because of the evidence of homelessness I have been seeing. This includes families but especially young Travellers, men and women, along with two or three kids. Homelessness within the Traveller community is more evident to me over the past two years, as is hidden homelessness within the community. It would be interesting to get more details around those figures showing a decline in the Dublin area. Obviously, outside Dublin, homelessness is an issue for Travellers in the likes of counties Donegal and Sligo. There is overcrowding on halting sites, people sleeping on couches and sharing homes and so on. I would appreciate it if we could get some more information on that.

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