Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities which have not to date sought funding for Covid-19 support measures for Travellers since the circular issued by his Department on 18 March 2020. [9019/20]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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In response to the COVID-19 health emergency, I and my Department have engaged with all local authorities and Traveller representative groups to put a responsive plan in place to address identified and emerging health risks to the Traveller population nationwide, particularly as some members of the Traveller community, such as those living on sites with limited facilities, may be particularly vulnerable. 

Details of local authorities who have formally applied for funding are set out in the following table below.  The response from each local authorities varies depending on the needs they have identified.  Some local authorities have provided support measures from their own resources and others have projects in the pipeline for which they have not yet formally requested funding, such items are not included in the in the below table.

There are a number of options available to local authorities to address the needs identified including the provision of social housing which do not require Traveller-specific funding.