Government criticised over 'scandalous' lack of new accommodation for Travellers 

'While money is being spent, what it is not being spent on is the delivery of much-needed new homes,' said Sinn Féin housing spokesperson, Eoin Ó Broin TD. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Government has been criticised for an “absolutely scandalous” lack of new accommodation for Travellers amid concerns the lack of spending will impact the health and safety of families.

Numerous reports, including from the Ombudsman for Children, have outlined the overcrowded and often unsafe conditions on halting sites, and just last week another report illustrated the ‘hidden homelessness’ of many in the Traveller community in Cork and Kerry.