The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will appear at an Oireachtas Committee today.
A human rights group's calling for immediate state intervention to address the housing crisis facing the country's Traveller community.
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will appear at an Oireachtas Committee later to share details of its new research on the issue.
The Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community will resume its discussion on access to housing and accommodation at a meeting with representatives from @flacireland and @_IHREC at a meeting in Leinster House tomorrow #seeforyourself https://t.co/QGBCaFZ2xV pic.twitter.com/uR1XNCkxTc
— Houses of the Oireachtas - Tithe an Oireachtais (@OireachtasNews) July 21, 2021
The report, published last week, uncovered a 58 million euro under-spend by local authorities on Traveller accommodation over ten years.
Chief Commissioner, Sinead Gibney, says the lack of adequate housing is causing huge problems:
This afternoon from 12.30 @sineadgibney @paveebeoir and Michael O'Neill of @_IHREC will address the @OireachtasNews Committee on Key Issues affecting the #Traveller Community about our equality reviews of local authorities.
— Irish Human Rights & Equality Commission (@_IHREC) July 22, 2021
Learn more: https://t.co/VvwTgZLq0I pic.twitter.com/AasF17Wtho
Chief Commissioner Gibney, says the lack of adequate housing means many travellers are living in very poor conditions
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