Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated for and drawn down by all local authorities for Traveller accommodation in the first quarter of 2018, in tabular form. [17586/18]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, housing authorities have statutory responsibility for the assessment of the accommodation needs of Travellers and the preparation, adoption and implementation of multi-annual Traveller Accommodation Programmes (TAPs) in their areas. My Department’s role is to ensure that there are adequate structures and supports in place to assist the authorities in providing such accommodation, including a national framework of policy, legislation and funding.

The allocations and recoupment profiles for capital Traveller accommodation projects can vary across local authorities given the local priorities, circumstances and project timelines as set out in their Programmes. These programmes provide a road map for local authority investment priorities over the period. They also form the basis for the allocation of funding from my Department for Traveller accommodation.

The allocation process for 2018 is currently underway. Pending notification of 2018 allocations, local authorities are continuing to progress projects where contractual commitments have already been approved by the Department. Similarly, local authorities continue to make formal submissions to the Department for new project approvals.

The following table sets out the drawdown to date for 2018: