National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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The National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee (NTACC) was established, on a statutory basis, under the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998.
The terms of reference of the Committee are to advise the Minister in relation to:
Then-Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Damien English TD appointed on 9 January 2020 the seventh NTACC for a three-year term, in accordance with sections 19 and 20 of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998.
Name | Nominating Body |
Dr. Eoin O’Sullivan | Chairperson (Minister's Nominee) |
Mr. Conor Smith | Traveller Unit, Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Minister’s Nominee) |
Ms. Niamh Milliken | Senior Social Worker, South Dublin County Council (Minister's Nominee) |
Mr. Bernard Joyce | Irish Traveller Movement |
Mr. Martin Collins | Pavee Point Travellers’ Centre |
Ms. Bridget Kelly | National Traveller Women’s Forum |
Ms. Anne Marie Quarry | Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Intergration and Youth |
Mr. Frank Curran | County and City Management Association, Chief Executive, Wicklow County Council |
Mr. Joe Peoples | County and City Management Association, Director of Housing, Corporate and Cultural Services, Donegal County |
Cllr. Thomas Mulligan | Association of Irish Local Government, Leitrim County Council |
Cllr. Tom Welby | Association of Irish Local Government, Galway County Council |
Mr. Paul Benson | Principal Officer, Traveller Accommodation and Support Unit, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
The Secretary to the NTACC is Mr Gary Coogan. Email: Gary.Coogan@housing.gov.ie
The following research reports were carried out for the National Traveller Accommodation Committee:
Review of Funding for Traveller-specific Accommodation and the Implementation of Traveller Accommodation Programmes
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee: Research into the barriers to the provision of traveller accommodation
Review of the Operation of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998