Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 30 Jan 1990

Vol. 394 No. 8

Written Answers. - Travellers' Sites.

Jim Mitchell

Ceist:

354 Mr. J. Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment , in respect of each county and county borough, if he will give the following information: (a) the number of serviced and hard surface travellers' sites in operation; and the total number of family units, that is, husband and/or wife and dependent children currently accommodated on these sites, (b) the number of serviced and hard surface sites expected to become available this year, (c) the number of approved temporary sites, (d) the total number of travellers' families in the last two annual census; and the total number of persons (i) over 16 years and (ii) under 16 years in these families and (e) the total amount of money provided by his Department for traveller settlement in each of the last five years; and the amount budgeted for 1990.

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment (Mr. Connolly)

The attached tables provide for each county and county borough the number of serviced travellers' sites and approved temporary sites, the number of traveller families as shown by the annual counts in 1987 and 1988 and the total moneys provided by my Department for traveller settlement in each of the last five years. Results of the 1989 count have not yet been compiled.

Details are not available in my Department of the number of families accommodated on serviced sites or a breakdown by age of these families.

Information regarding the number of sites expected to be completed this year is not available as it is now know what proposals will be put to my Department for approval during the year. The allocations to individual local authorities for 1990 have not yet been made.

Sites for Travellers

	Serviced Traveller Sites	Approved Temporary Sites
County Council
Carlow	1
Cavan	1
Clare	2
Cork	2
Donegal	—
Dublin	8	1
Galway	2
Kerry	2
Kildare	4
Kilkenny	2
Laois	2
Leitrim	1
Limerick	2
Longford	1
Louth	1
Mayo	—
Meath	—
Monaghan	2
Offaly	1
Roscommon	3
Sligo	1
Tipperary NR	1
Tipperary SR	2
Waterford	1
Westmeath	2
Wexford	1
Wicklow	—
Total (I)	45	1
County Boroughs
Cork	3
Dublin	8
Galway	3
Limerick	1
Waterford	1
Total (II)	16
Totals of (I) and (II)	61	1

Number of Traveller Families

	1987	1988
County Councils
Calow	35	39
Cavan	38	55
Clare	83	71
Cork	105	81
Donegal	53	55
Dublin	358	314
Galway	223	222
Kerry	135	142
Kildare	29	34
Kilkenny	35	36
Laois	40	49
Leitrim	17	23
Limerick	171	178
Longford	99	103
Louth	69	86
Mayo	86	87
Meath	128	111
Monaghan	39	43
Offaly	95	93
Roscommon	42	44
Sligo	27	41
Tipperary NR	79	77
Tipperary SR	42	61
Waterford	12	17
Westmeath	101	101
Wexford	123	116
Wicklow	37	43
Total (I)	2,301	2,322
County Boroughs
Cork	150	173
Dublin	301	343
Galway	130	119
Limerick	49	57
Waterford	64	52
Total (II)	694	744
Totals of (I) and (II)	2,995	3,066

Total Money Provided

	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
	£(000)	£(000)	£(000)	£(000)	£(000)
County Council
Carlow	—	91	20	—	—
Cavan	165	41	41	4	—
Clare	10	34	—	—	—
Cork (North)	9	1	—	—	—
Cork (South)	60	162	—	25	4
Cork (West)	—	—	—	—	—
Donegal	—	—	—	—	—
Dublin	800	706	850	340	258
Galway	—	—	—	189	68
Kerry	32	—	22	8	—
Kildare	—	44	137	175	69
Kilkenny	—	—	60	159	119
Laois	70	490	113	10	—
Leitrim	—	—	30	100	10
Limerick	—	—	150	56	15
Longford	—	—	—	—	—
Louth	37	180	18	—	—
Mayo	—	—	—	—	—
Meath	—	—	—	130	125
Monaghan	—	13	—	—	—
Offaly	56	202	48	—	5
Roscommon	—	—	—	50	—
Sligo	—	—	—	—	65
Tipperary NR	—	—	—	20	—
Tipperary SR	—	24	—	130	16
Waterford	22	—	98	—	—
Westmeath	67	—	6	100	116
Wexford	—	—	16	120	75
Wicklow	—	—	243	—	—
Total (I)	1,328	1,988	1,852	1,616	945
County Boroughs
Cork	—	254	107	300	46
Dublin	200	794	600	500	139
Galway	—	—	142	575	157
Limerick	—	—	20	350	—
Waterford	—	—	—	200	—
Total (II)	200	1,048	869	1,925	342
Totals of (I) and (II)	1,528	3,036	2,721	3,541	1,287