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Traveller Accommodation

Details of Wicklow County Council's policy regarding Traveller accommodation within the county.

Traveller Accommodation Programme


The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 requires each local authority to draw up, adopt and implement five-year rolling accommodation programmes to accelerate the provision of accommodation for Travellers.

Section 7 (4) of the Act provides that the adoption, amendment or replacement of an accommodation programmes is a reserved function. This means that it is a function that is carried out by the elected councillors.

These programmes set out the targets for the accommodation needs under the Social Housing Needs Assessment.

The draft Traveller Accommodation Programme was adopted on the 7th July 2025 at the County Council Meeting

 

 

Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committees


The Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998 provides the statutory basis for the formation, remit, and membership of Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committees (LTACCs).

Under the Act an LTACC may:

advise in relation to the preparation and implementation of any accommodation programmer for the functional area of the appointing authority concerned
advise on the management of accommodation for Travellers
provide a liaison between Travellers and members and officials of the appointing authority concerned.

  1. Traveller Accommodation Programme 2025 - 2029 Adopted 7th July 2025

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  2. Guidelines for the Preparation, Adoption and Publication of a Draft Traveller Accommodation Programme 2025-2029

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  3. Circular 46 - 6th Traveller Accommodation Programmes

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  4. Traveller Accommodation Programme 2019-2024 Adopted 2nd September 2019

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  5. Guidelines - Implementation 5th Traveller Accommodation Programme

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  6. Circular Housing 35.2018 5th Traveller Accommodation Programme 2019 - 2024

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  7. Submission from Bray Traveller Development Group and Wicklow Travellers Group

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  8. CENA's submission regarding TAP

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