Waterford Traveller group criticise decision to reject accommodation for halting site

Independents, Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and Fine Gael all opposed the latest proposal, with just two out of 16 councillors - from Labour and the Greens - supporting the development

Waterford's south quay. File picture: Denis Minihane.

A Traveller group in Waterford has criticised a decision by local councillors to reject accommodation for a halting site in the city, calling it 'populist' and claiming that it "shows the local authority can’t meet their responsibility" to provide Traveller accommodation.

A proposal containing seven bays, amounting to 14 homes, was brought before the council last week, with local authority management saying it would help regularise dwellings at the site.