Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 10 February 2022
Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 16 - Valuation Office (Revised)
Vote 23 - Property Registration Authority (Revised)
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Revised)
Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I have a very quick question for the Minister of State before my time runs out. On Traveller accommodation, I acknowledge that the money has been spent for two years in a row, which is very positive. Notwithstanding that, the Minister of State gave me a detailed written answer recently showing how only 70 units of accommodation had been provided between the various schemes. No new units were provided by 13 local authorities. How can we ensure this year and next year not only that the money is spent but that the bulk of it is spent on new or upgraded accommodation because that is what the bulk of that money is meant to be for?
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