Dearth of legal aid in housing disputes 'felt most by socially excluded communities'

Mary Heavey, the housing solicitor with CLM, said: 'Travellers are disproportionately impacted by the absence of legal aid in disputes concerning land.' File picture: Larry Cummins

The State has been urged to reform and expand Ireland's civil legal aid system to help Travellers in housing cases.

The call came from two free legal advice groups which appeared before the joint Oireachtas committee on issues affecting the Traveller community on Thursday morning.