Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 November 2023

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community

Traveller Accommodation

Mr. Bernard Joyce:

That is shocking, and it is shocking that people have to live in substandard caravans and trailers. This is about acting quickly while also giving people choice, be that between a trailer, a mobile home or a modular home, and ensuring standards and quality. We must also ensure the home is new – no one disputes this – and that we stop the nonsense.

We fed into the review of caravan loans. We will send on our suggestions again, along with the information from the National Traveller MABS. The solutions are clear. We have been suggesting them. It is now a matter of them being taken on board by the Department as key recommendations.