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Human Rights Commision Calls For Immediate Action On Address Housing Crisis Facing The Traveller Community.

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The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will appear at an Oireachtas Committee today.

A human rights group's calling for immediate state intervention to address the housing crisis facing the country's Traveller community.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will appear at an Oireachtas Committee later to share details of its new research on the issue.

The report, published last week, uncovered a 58 million euro under-spend by local authorities on Traveller accommodation over ten years.

Chief Commissioner, Sinead Gibney, says the lack of adequate housing is causing huge problems:

Chief Commissioner Gibney, says the lack of adequate housing means many travellers are living in very poor conditions

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