Traveller Accommodation Capital
Allocation for 2017 announced
Damien English, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Housing and Urban Renewal, today (Friday 2 June 2017) announced that a capital provision of €9 million will be made available for the delivery of Traveller-specific accommodation including Group Housing and Halting Sites for Traveller families, in 2017.
Following the announcement, Minister English commented that “an allocation of €9m which is a substantial increase of €3.5m on the 2016 allocation will ensure, that where schemes have commenced or new schemes are anticipated, funding will be made available to progress them. The Minister added that “the Government remains committed to meeting the accommodation needs of Travellers and we are honouring this commitment by continuing to provide considerable ring-fenced funding for Traveller-specific accommodation in 2017”.
“The Government remains committed to meeting the accommodation needs of Travellers and we are honouring this commitment by continuing to provide considerable ring-fenced funding for Traveller-specific accommodation in 2017”
Since 2007, almost €135m has been expended for the provision of new, and refurbished Traveller-specific accommodation. A provision of €9m in 2017 will support the progression of a range of Traveller-specific accommodation schemes. It cannot be determined at this stage how many Traveller-specific units will be delivered this year but in 2016 the outturn was 56 units.