Item 2 In the 2022 Traveller Annual Count, AHBs accounted for only 3% of Traveller housing in Cork City, compared to 10% nationally. The Social Housing Delivery Output data by Local Authority Area shows that AHB's completed 882 units in Cork City between 2019 and 2023. To date, this housing has been provided for in the form of standard housing. However, the Council are currently liaising with CENA in relation to future Traveller accommodation developments in relation to the families living in Carrigrohane Road Halting Site (ref Section 7.1 Measure 4) and the unauthorised halting site at Corker an’s Quay. Over the lifetime of the TAP it is expected that AHBs will continue to increase their engagement with and provision of Traveller accommodation to come into line with the national figure. This will continue to be in the form of single units within standard housing but also increasingly in clustered 2 – 6 unit Traveller housing, co-located within housing schemes. Planning risk and delays due to the planning process may act as a constraint on the achievement of these annual targets, this is equally applicable across all provider types including Council and private developments.
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Cork City Council | Traveller Accommodation Programme 2025-2029
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