types. Ultimately 104 families responded to the TAP Survey; a response rate of 66%.
As noted in Section 1.4 to address legacy issues of inadvertent double counting in the Cork City Annual Traveller Count, in the 2023 Annual Count data Cork City Council rigorously checked and cross-referenced data from different data streams. Upgrades to the HAP recording system have led to a reduction being recorded in the number of families in the city, while an increase was noted in the families in AHB and Homeless Services accommodation.
04.3 Assessment Of Current Need Cork City Traveller Accommodation Trends At the outset the published Annual Traveller Count data was examined to establish trends over time in relation to the Traveller Community living in Cork City. Specific attention was given to the subset identified in the Annual Count as living in Local Authority Accommodation or Local Authority Assisted Accommodation and Unauthorised Halting Sites (Table 3).
Table 3 Cork City Annual Traveller Count – LA Supported Housing Disaggregated
Cork City Council
National
Cork City Council
2020
2021
2022
2023
% of 2023 Total
% Change 2020 - 2023
% of 2023 Total
% Change 2020 - 2023
Standard Local Authority Housing
195
200
211
220
55%
13%
56%
17%
Local Authority Group Housing
34
34
35
35
9%
3%
10%
1%
Private Houses Assisted by LA
20
20
22
5
1%
-75%
6%
17%
Approved Housing Bodies – Voluntary Bodies
3
5
5
14
3%
367%
10%
64%
Local Authority Halting Sites
81
80
84
110
27%
36%
12%
6%
Homeless Services
-
-
-
12
3%
Total L.A. / L.A. Assisted Accommodation
333
339
357
396
99%
15%
94%
17%
Unauthorised Sites (US)
12
8
13
6
1%
-50%
6%
23%
Accommodated by or with Assistance of L.A. and US
345
347
370
402
100%
17%
100%
18%
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Cork City Council | Traveller Accommodation Programme 2025-2029
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