Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

Accommodation for Travellers: Discussion

Ms Caroline Timmons:

I will recognise the other points made about modular homes. In a wider context, the Department has been engaging in the conversation about modular homes over the past while. It has probably come more from the perspective of Ukrainian refugees, and dealing with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, on some of the issues accommodating refugees. We have seen modular homes as a good new way to look at things. We would have no objection, and would be happy to look at that if that was a demand coming from the community. The cost can be quite high, but if the quality is there that is always something to be considered. The duration and lifetime of the home is also important to us.