Eileen Flynn (Independent)

That is, from the Department's point of view, as Mr. O'Sullivan said, positive. However, is that the accommodation that Travellers want or is that the accommodation that communities force them into? If we do not have the definition of "culturally appropriate" and what that means for many of the Traveller community, I find it a wee bit difficult to grasp. I am currently dealing with a single parent in County Donegal who cannot get into a home. She has four boys. She is living in a one-bedroom apartment in Ardara, County Donegal, that is cold, full of mildew, and is no place to rear four children. This woman cannot get a house from the Traveller accommodation sector. She cannot get a house from, if you want, the general way they do housing in Donegal. Being a member of the Traveller community and not a member of the community is an obstacle. It is interesting for members of the community to know that it is not Traveller-appropriate accommodation.

Just one moment, Chair. It is important that I say this.