Isaac Doherty (above) and John Mangan (pic 4) in front of their homes at the former halting site in Balgaddy, Clondalkin, Dublin, where a number of traveller families including 28 children face eviction. The site was due to be cleared today by South Dublin County Council. Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre is calling on Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy TD to intervene and ban Traveller evictions until the Traveller accommodation crisis is over
Here in Balgaddy in West Dublin where South Dublin County Council is to evict 3 Traveller families today. The families say they’ve nowhere to go. Security and vehicles waiting outside. A van is blocking the entrance to the site. pic.twitter.com/JnWll28vmR
— Shane Beatty (@ShaneBeattyNews) January 11, 2019
This afternoon, in Balgaddy, west Dublin.
A number of Traveller families, including 28 children, are to be evicted.
They say they have nowhere to go.
Pavee Point has released the following statement:
Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre is calling on Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy TD to intervene and ban Traveller evictions until the Traveller accommodation crisis is over.
Today five families including 28 children face eviction from an old school site in Balgaddy, Clondalkin where they have been living since last year.
The families agreed to move by today – but there is nowhere else for them to go.
Meanwhile an independent review of Traveller accommodation law is currently underway through the Department of Housing and due to be published in April.
“Twenty years of failed accommodation policies has resulted in this crisis for Travellers. There has been an underspend of €55 million on Traveller accommodation since 2000.
“In this context, evictions are inhumane,” said Pavee Point co-director Martin Collins.
Ban Traveller Evictions – not fair to families with nowhere to go (Pavee Point)
I thought travellers were migratory?
That’s the least PC thing I’ve ever seen you say on here Starina.
She’s gone rogue!!!!
Who gave the farmers all their land?
Is that not geese you’re thinking of?
Travellers who don’t want to travel…..
Cynicism aside, if the travellers can’t find any location to park their mobile homes, then the council should be under an obligation to provide them with emergency accommodation in a hotel, hub, B&B whatever.
But, according to the Irish Times “South Dublin County Council says the families are there “without permission” and as they are not from the county area. It also said it has no “duty of care” to them.”
I think it does have a duty of care to them.
“South Dublin County Council says the families are there “without permission” and as they are not from the county area. It also said it has no “duty of care” to them.”
If a settled person from, say, Roscommon tried to get onto the housing list in Dublin they would be told the same thing.
Would they? Even if the Roscommon person had moved to Dublin, was living there, even had a job there? How long must you be in a local authority area before being eligible?
Yes they would. It depends. 5 years. Their rules are:
Applicants must reside in the functional area of South Dublin County Council.
– Member of household has resided for a continuous five year period at any time in the area or
– Employment of any member of household is in the area or is located within 15 kilometres of the area or
– A household member is in full-time education in any university, college, school or other education establishment in the area or
– A household member with enduring physical, sensory, mental health or intellectual impairment is attending a related educational or medical establishment in the area
– A relative of any household member lives in the area and has lived here for a minimum of two years
https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/housing/finding-a-home/allocations-scheme.pdf
Where should they live then, Cian?
As usual, Cian will bore your ass off with “statistics” but like the government he so fervently supports he never has any solutions.
and now .. im sure lots of supportive, sensitive comments from the good hearted and empathetic people who comment on broadsheet.
No school today?
They are not being evicted.They are being moved on.Can’t evict a snail.
Where is the big pile of rubbish, it can’t be too far away.