Traveller Accommodation

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Questions (441)

Eoin Ó Broin

Question:

441. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the spend to date by local authorities of the Traveller accommodation budget; and the breakdown of this spend on Covid-19 related work, refurbishment of existing work and new Traveller specific accommodation. [21322/21]

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Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

The 2021 Traveller Accommodation budget is €15.5m. To-date, €1.8m has been drawndown by local authorities. The following table shows the breakdown of this spend:

Covid-19	Halting Sites	Group Housing	Acquistions	Totals
€89,550	€1,153,606	€282,041	€299,002	€1,824,201

Of this, €214,221 represents drawdown in relation to new build Group Housing.

In 2020, the Traveller Accommodation Budget of €14.5m was expended as follows:

Covid-19	Halting Sites	Group Housing	Mobiles	Acquistions	Safety Works	Totals
€4,415,958	€2,597,409	€3,837,434	€37,986	€2,809,363	€799,503	€14,497,654

The Covid-19 spend in 2020 was incurred on improvement works on sites to minimise, limit or prevent the spread of Covid-19. The spend on halting sites and group housing schemes included ongoing and final account payments for new builds and major and minor refurbishment works.