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Traveller Accommodation

The Travellers Section of the Housing Department is responsible for the housing needs of the travelling community within the Fingal area, which numbers approximately 350 families.

Traveller Accommodation Programme:

Under the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act, 1998, the Council is required in consultation with travellers and the general public to prepare and adopt a five year Traveller Accommodation Programme. The current Accommodation Programme covers the period 2009 - 2013.  

Under Section 21 of the Housing Act (Traveller Accommodation) 1998 a local authority is required to appoint an Accommodation Consultative Committee, comprised of Councillors, Traveller Representatives and Council Officials. 

Illegal Encampment

To notify the Traveller Accommodation Section about an illegal encampment please telephone 8905467/8905464/8905462 or e-mail travcomplaints@fingalcoco.ie.