Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 23 September 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee On Key Issues Affecting The Traveller Community

Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Frank Curran:

It is very difficult to capture that type of information. The information we have is based on the type of anecdotal evidence referenced by the Deputy. It is information that it is really difficult to get. We try to operate a housing-led approach. Currently, 78% of Travellers are in standard accommodation. We have a large building programme under way, with 10,000 units under construction. There are 9,500 new builds planned each year, so a lot of stock will be coming on stream. Much of that accommodation will be allocated to Traveller families. In terms of capturing the data, it is very difficult to do that. We will have a Traveller identifier in applications and, hopefully, that will build up the type of data available to us. Mr. Benson might want to comment on capturing data from the Department's side.

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