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Council of Europe finds ‘no major improvement’ in situation in three years

Just four of 31 local authorities include maps of Traveller accommodation sites in development plans

The Irish Times view on Traveller child rights: Shocking failures Local authority’s approach characterised as passive, careless and discriminatory Thu, May 27, 2021, 00:03 The 10-bay Spring Lane site in Cork city is home to 38 families, including 66 children. Photograph: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision   The Ombudsman for Children’s description of the appalling conditions at a local authority halting site in Cork city makes for shocking reading. The 10-bay Spring Lane site, which is not ide...

Rights of Traveller children violated by Cork City Council, report claims Ombudsman for Children’s Office details dirty, crowded, rat-infested halting site about an hour ago Spring Lane, a 10-bay site open since 1989, is home to 38 families including 66 children. Approximately 140 people share toilets and washing facilities designed for 40.   Cork City Council, one of the biggest local authorities in the State, is violating the human rights of Traveller children by leaving them in filthy, ...

Flood risk However, technical assessments in 2019 found the left side of the site, where the caravans are, was a flood-risk zone lying within the Camac River floodplain. The site has flooded five times since 2001. Possible mitigation measures included flood barriers, but these raised concerns they might simply divert flooding to adjacent roads and properties. In October it was recommended that a final decision on redeveloping the left of the site should wait until another report, the Camac Rive...