Written answers

Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government

Traveller Accommodation

Photo of Eoin Ó BroinEoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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855. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocation to each local authority for Traveller specific accommodation for 2019; and the spend in each local authority to date. [29896/19]

Photo of Damien EnglishDamien 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. 

Housing authorities submit funding proposals for individual Traveller-specific projects and developments on an annual basis.  These projects are assessed on a case-by-case basis in my Department in advance of allocations being made.  In addition, further funding may be considered by my Department throughout the year in the light of progress across the programme generally.  There is regular contact between my Department and housing authorities in order to try to ensure maximum progress and drawdown. 

The funding allocated in 2019 and drawn down to-date by housing authorities for Traveller-specific accommodation are set out in the following table:

LOCAL AUTHORITYALLOCATION 2019

Drawdown 2019

CARLOW 70,000 -
CAVAN 95,000 -
CLARE 635,000 326,000
CORK CITY276,000 -
CORK COUNTY 258,000 167,000
DONEGAL 162,000 -
DUBLIN CITY1,629,000 213,000
DUN LAOGHAIRE-R.DOWN- -
FINGAL - 11,000
SOUTH DUBLIN 131,000 107,000
GALWAY CITY - -
GALWAY COUNTY 1,413,000 143,000
KERRY 77,200 -
KILDARE 1,000,000 -
KILKENNY 22,000 171,000
LAOIS - -
LEITRIM 178,000 -
LIMERICK CITY AND COUNTY 1,015,000 582,000
LONGFORD 3,000  -
LOUTH 133,000 -
MAYO - -
MEATH 75,000 92,000
MONAGHAN 100,000 -
OFFALY 815,000 228,000
ROSCOMMON 253,000 -
SLIGO 1,436,000 310,000
TIPPERARY 26,000 -
WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY 170,000 54,000
WESTMEATH 100,000 -
WEXFORD 335,000 -
WICKLOW 105,000 -
TOTAL 10,511,000 2,404,000
RESERVE* 2,489,000 -
BUDGET 13,000,000 2,404,000

* Reserve for emergency replacement mobiles, caravan loan grants and first time buyers grant and new projects that arise throughout the year.

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