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25/02/2013
Traveller Accommodation Funding Regular Unclaimed
Some €50m allocated to local councils by the Department of the Environment to providing Traveller housing has gone unclaimed.
As campaigners warn a policy of assimilation is killing off Traveller culture, Minister of State for Housing Jan O’Sullivan said the consistent underspending “needs to be addressed”.
In 2010 local authorities were allocated €35 million but spent just over €16 million. In 2009, €35 million was also allocated and €19.6 million was drawn down.
Following this the budget for Traveller accommodation has been cut to just €6m in 2012, but there was still an underspend of some €2m.
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As campaigners warn a policy of assimilation is killing off Traveller culture, Minister of State for Housing Jan O’Sullivan said the consistent underspending “needs to be addressed”.
In 2010 local authorities were allocated €35 million but spent just over €16 million. In 2009, €35 million was also allocated and €19.6 million was drawn down.
Following this the budget for Traveller accommodation has been cut to just €6m in 2012, but there was still an underspend of some €2m.
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