Council identifies need to house 153 Traveller families in next five years

CORK County Council has identified the need to house 153 Traveller families in the next five years, according to a report compiled by its officials.

County councillors will discuss the ambitious report at a special meeting in the next fortnight, which will focus on where and in what types of accommodation the Travellers will be put.

According to the report, 99 families will require local authority homes, of which 46 will be in north Cork, a further 33 in south Cork and 20 in the west of the county. It is also envisaged that 14 permanent halting sites will be needed in the south Cork area with two each in the west and north of the county.