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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 1 Mar 1994

Vol. 439 No. 5

Written Answers. - Accommodation for Travellers.

Colm M. Hilliard

Question:

96 Mr. Hillard asked the Minister for the Environment the number of houses built by each local authority in the country during the past five years; the number of travelling families that were housed in each local authority area for the past five years; and the way in which many travelling families were accommodated on halting sites in each of the last five years.

Details of the number of houses provided by each local authority in each of the years 1989 to 1993 are set out in Table 1 following. The 1993 figures are provisional at this stage.

Details of the number of travelling families housed in each local authority area from 1989 to 1992 (not including those accommodated in halting sites) as supplied by the local authorities, are given in Table 2. Information relating to the number of travellers housed in 1993 is not yet available.
In relation to the final part of the question, the allocation of accommodation in halting sites is a matter for local authorities.
Table 1

Number of houses provided by Local Authorities

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

County Councils

Carlow

15

18

20

9

11

Cavan

56

12

17

16

18

Clare

5

21

2

21

17

Cork (North)

10

24

24

47

27

Cork (South)

19

9

13

19

35

Cork (West)

28

12

5

12

27

Donegal

62

65

75

46

80

Dublin

31

44

33

36

80

Galway

37

22

24

44

48

Kerry

54

66

62

71

46

Kildare

13

17

5

52

34

Kilkenny

4

26

18

24

16

Laois

20

27

19

22

41

Leitrim

28

8

33

23

29

Limerick

16

52

19

30

43

Longford

9

25

32

20

27

Louth

4

56

4

27

14

Mayo

52

67

55

52

45

Meath

34

41

32

35

21

Monaghan

2

19

4

11

15

Offaly

13

15

12

20

15

Roscommon

7

25

18

25

19

Sligo

8

18

12

21

21

Tipperary NR

21

21

37

14

29

Tipperary SR

21

9

31

15

31

Waterford

7

10

17

17

15

Westmeath

2

28

4

40

26

Wexford

31

17

30

39

21

Wicklow

6

13

5

28

28

County Borough Corporations

Cork

1

14

56

36

59

Dublin

6

35

95

101

148

Galway

20

6

50

18

Limerick

8

29

12

6

36

Waterford

16

26

16

26

Borough Corporations/Urban District Councils

Arklow

11

6

6

Athlone

4

13

7

Athy

Ballina

1

1

8

Ballinasloe

17

8

8

Birr

4

7

4

Bray

20

4

4

35

Buncrana

10

Bundoran

Carlow

6

14

12

8

Carrickmacross

18

14

Carrick-on-Suir

9

9

Cashel

2

8

Castlebar

3

19

14

6

Castleblayney

8

Cavan

2

21

3

Clonakilty

4

Clones

6

Clonmel

5

3

11

Cobh

30

11

5

11

2

Drogheda

8

33

11

Dundalk

1

20

10

15

Dungarvan

5

2

2

5

4

Dún Laoghaire

2

1

39

26

32

Ennis

16

16

5

Enniscorthy

10

6

4

Fermoy

5

1

Kells

1

2

Kilkenny

6

9

5

8

Killarney

5

8

4

Kilrush

Kinsale

4

4

4

Letterkenny

15

10

17

20

Listowel

13

2

7

Longford

5

21

5

Macroom

4

Mallow

18

15

Midleton

5

12

4

Monaghan

13

4

22

Naas

6

3

6

Navan

4

Nenagh

13

New Ross

4

6

Skibbereen

2

2

2

Sligo

6

12

27

9

Templemore

6

4

Thurles

12

8

Tipperary

6

5

4

1

Tralee

8

7

10

14

11

Trim

1

Tullamore

27

10

6

Westport

6

18

18

Wexford

12

9

14

5

Wicklow

4

7

4

6

Youghal

4

3

7

11

Table 2

Number of travelling families housed by Local Authorities

1989

1990

1991

1992

County Councils

Carlow

3

Cavan

Clare

3

2

4

Cork (North)

1

7

Cork (South)

2

8

3

6

Cork (West)

1

Donegal

1

1

Dublin

7

12

4

17

Galway

7

5

6

17

Kerry

3

2

1

Kildare

1

1

Kilkenny

1

1

1

2

Laois

1

4

3

1

Leitrim

Limerick

1

1

Longford

4

2

1

2

Louth

Mayo

5

2

Meath

11

11

12

1

Monaghan

Offaly

2

4

4

2

Roscommon

1

3

1

1

Sligo

1

0

Tipperary NR

5

4

2

3

Tipperary SR

2

2

2

Waterford

Westmeath

1

1

1

2

Wexford

4

5

2

Wicklow

1

1

1

2

County Borough Corporations

Cork

2

2

5

Dublin

38

17

10

13

Galway

7

9

5

4

Limerick

1

Waterford

1

2

Borough Corporations/Urban District Councils

Arklow

Athlone

Athy

Ballina

1

2

1

1

Ballinasloe

2

4

3

Birr

Bray

2

2

Buncrana

Bundoran

1

Carlow

2

Carrickmacross

Carrick-on-Suir

Cashel

Castlebar

Castleblayney

Cavan

Clonakilty

1

Clones

Clonmel

Cobh

Drogheda

Dundalk

6

1

1

1

Dungarvan

Dún Laoghaire

1

3

3

Ennis

1

Enniscorthy

1

Fermoy

Kells

Kilkenny

Killarney

1

1

Kilrush

Kinsale

Letterkenny

Listowel

2

1

Longford

1

2

5

Macroom

Mallow

1

Midleton

Monaghan

2

1

Naas

Navan

Nenagh

1

New Ross

Skibbereen

Sligo

Templemore

1

Thurles

1

1

3

Tipperary

Tralee

1

2

1

2

Trim

Tullamore

1

Westport

2

Wexford

Wicklow

Youghal

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