608. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to include a Traveller identifier in homeless reports. [74128/26]
Topics / Traveller Accommodation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTraveller Accommodation
53 questions from 14 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| July 2025 | 2 |
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| October 2025 | 3 |
| November 2025 | 2 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
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| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 2 |
| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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611. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to include targets for Traveller-specific accommodation in housing delivery action plans. [74133/26]
374. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full-year cost of the Traveller Accommodation Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67162/26]
407. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is in contact with local authorities in relation to the implementation of the national Guide to Fire Safety in Existing Traveller Accommodation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53269/26]
463. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding that is available to Tipperary County Council for Traveller-specific accommodation; the funding drawn down by Tipperary County Council for Traveller-specific accommodation for the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48931/26]
587. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of funding provided under Traveller accommodation programmes, including Traveller housing grants, to Mayo County Council over the past five years and to date in 2026; the proportion of that funding drawn down and spent; the number of Traveller-specific housing units delivered, refurbished or upgraded over that period;…
155. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new Traveller-specific housing units delivered in each year from 2019 to 2025, with a breakdown for each year by new group housing, major refurbs, new halting site bays, major refurbs of bays, caravan loans, emergency replacement mobiles and acquisitions, in tabular form. [31168/26]
156. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when he will request local authorities to include a Traveller-ethnic identifier in their reporting of homelessness in order to establish the level of homelessness in the Traveller community. [31169/26]
1659. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 1686 of 29 July 2025, the amount of funding drawn down by Dublin City Council for Traveller-specific accommodation and services in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24112/26]
333. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21141/26]
334. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21142/26]
335. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21143/26]
337. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21145/26]
338. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/26]
339. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/26]
340. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21148/26]
341. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/26]
342. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/26]
343. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/26]
344. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/26]
345. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the Travelling community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/26]
801. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount allocated by the Traveller accommodation unit to each local authority for acquisitions specifically for the Traveller community between 2019 and 2025. [12251/26]
802. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the criteria to get approval for funding for Traveller-specific acquisitions from the Traveller accommodation unit; and to outline any changes to these criteria since 2019. [12252/26]
803. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of applications for Traveller-specific acquisitions that have been refused by his Department. [12253/26]
804. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of Traveller liaison officer roles his Department has funded since 2019; and the number of requests for funding for these roles his Department has denied. [12254/26]