Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have raised this question many times but no progress has been made. Another long, cold winter has gone by. I raised the issue of Travellers living in totally unsuitable mobile homes and caravans. The only response was an inadequate pilot caravan loan scheme that only reached a tiny fraction of the people who urgently require proper accommodation. When will we be able to say each and every Traveller family who lives in a mobile home or caravan has adequate accommodation? It is a simple ask. It does not involve a huge amount of money or that many caravans. Can this matter not be put to bed once and for all? What is happening is cruel. People are sleeping in damp, wet and cold caravans in this climate.

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