Publication
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee
- Published on: 31 August 2018
- Last updated on: 27 January 2025
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:
- any general matter concerning accommodation for Travellers
- any matter referred to it by the Minister
- the most appropriate measures for improving, at local level, consultation with, and participation of, Travellers in the provision and management of accommodation
- general matters concerning the preparation, adequacy, implementation and co-operation of Traveller accommodation programmes.
Membership
Then Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Mr. Kieran O’Donnell TD, appointed on 6 July 2023 the eighth NTACC for a three-year term, in accordance with sections 19 and 20 of the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998.
| Name | Nominating Body | |
| Mr. Niall Crowley | Chairperson (Minister’s Nominee) | |
| Ms. Ailbhe Hickey | Traveller Unit, Northern Ireland Housing Executive (Minister’s Nominee) | |
| Ms. Louise Clinton | Senior Social Worker, Meath County Council (Minister’s Nominee) | |
| Mr. Bernard Joyce | Irish Traveller Movement | |
| Mr. Martin Collins | Pavee Point Travellers’ Centre | |
| Ms. Maria Joyce | National Traveller Women’s Forum | |
| Mr. Conor McGinn | Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth | |
| Ms. Sinead Carr | County and City Management Association, Chief Executive, Tipperary County Council | |
| Ms. Elaine Leech | County and City Management Association, Director of Housing, Social and Community Development, South Dublin County Council | |
| Cllr. Rosaleen O’Grady | Association of Irish Local Government, Sligo County Council | |
| Cllr. Thomas Welby | Association of Irish Local Government, Galway County Council | |
| Mr. Patrick O’Sullivan | Principal Officer, Social Inclusion Unit, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
The Secretary to the NTACC is Mr Gary Coogan. Email: Gary.Coogan@housing.gov.ie
Research Reports
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
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National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee: Research into the barriers to the provision of traveller accommodation
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Contact details
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee
- Address:
- Custom House, Dublin 1, D01 W6X0
- Email: