Rationale Behind Target Population Assumptions
The following trends are evident in Table 3:
55% of this subset of Travellers reside in standard Local Authority housing, this is in line with the national average (56%). However, the national rate of increase in this figure between 2020 and 2023 at 17% is higher than the Cork City rate of 13%. 9% of Cork City families in this subset live in Group Housing Schemes, just slightly below the national average of 10%. The proportion of this subset of Traveller families in Cork City living in private housing assisted by the Local Authority, at 1% is significantly below 6% national figure. It is notable that only 3% of this subset of Cork City Traveller families reside in housing provided by Approved Housing Bodies. This is considerably lower than the national figure of 10%, however, there has been substantial growth in the provision by this sector since 2022. Local Authority Halting Sites accommodate 27% of Cork City Traveller families in this category compared to only 12% nationally. This difference is underscored by the fact that the number
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The Cork City Traveller Annual Count in 2023 returned a figure of 510 families living in the City. As indicated in Table 3, of these 402 were living in housing with some form of Local Authority support or unauthorised halting sites. The remainder consisted of:
12 families living on their own resources,
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26 families living in private rental housing with no Local Authority assistance,
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70 families living in shared housing with no Local Authority assistance.
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It is considered that the majority of these 108 families, having not sought Local Authority assistance are therefore not by definition in need of accommodation support. Of the remaining 402 families, it was assumed that the 220 families already residing in standard Local Authority housing could largely be excluded from having a housing need 14 . It should be noted that this does not include the families living in Homeless Services or HAP/RAS accommodation who are reported separately in Table 03. The remaining 182 families, includes families living in Traveller Group Housing Schemes, Private Housing with Local Authority assistance and AHB with Local Authority assistance as well as Local Authority and unauthorised Halting Sites. This figure provides a general indication of the maximum number of Traveller families who could potentially be experiencing some form of housing need. It is assumed that this number is an over- estimate and significantly in excess of the actual number of families with a housing need as a proportion of these would be satisfied with their current housing provision. This view is supported and correlates well with the more refined figure arrived at in a separate exercise by the TAU in Cork City Council, discussed in Section 3. Based on local knowledge
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has increased by 36% in Cork City between 2020 – 2023, whereas nationally the increase was 6%.
Conversely, only 1% of Cork City families in this category live in unauthorised halting sites, this figure having decreased by 50% since 2020. Nationally 6% of this category of Traveller families live in unauthorised sites and this has increased by 23% since 2020.
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14 With the exception of Traveller children living in standard housing reaching adulthood and forming new households.
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Cork City Council | Traveller Accommodation Programme 2025-2029
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