Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 June 2025
Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
Funding Strategy for Traveller-Specific Accommodation: Discussion
2:00 am
Mr. Frank D'Arcy:
In respect of the loan and emergency schemes, they have been extraordinarily successful. In Dublin city this year to date, we have nine successful applications on the caravan loan scheme, funded by the Department to a total of €480,000, and nine on the emergency scheme as well. As to the figures going back to 2022, there were 37 on the loan scheme and 53 on the emergency scheme for flood, fire and storm damage. That is 90 units. It has been very successful, we have spent in the region of €4.8 million on it. The loan scheme is 50% funded by the Department on the emergency side. As Ms Carr said, we could always do with additional resources, but it has been a good success to date.
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