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

A previous Deputy raised the issue of Part VIII. Part VIII has definitely been a problem. It can have a chilling effect even bringing matters to a Part VIII. In other words, officials will often choose not to bring forward a Part VIII if they think it will not succeed at the local council. When will we get a decision on how this issue is to be dealt with, particularly in the case of local authorities that are not adhering to their own Traveller accommodation plans? By that I mean, local authorities that have a provision for this in the Traveller accommodation plan but it never happens because Part VIII has a chilling effect.