Traveller group welcomes move to withdraw accommodation funding from local authorities

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien said underspend on Traveller accommodation by local councils was a 'regular occurrence'.

One of Cork's most prominent Traveller rights organisations has welcomed moves to remove the allocating of funding for Traveller accommodation from local authorities after a new report shows consistent under-spend of budgets set aside for that purpose. 

Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien said underspend on Traveller accommodation by local councils was a "regular occurrence", adding: "Some local authorities are regularly underperforming."