Technical Report - Donegal Traveller's Project

All Ireland Traveller Health StudyTable 39: Summary of the housing amenities by accommodation typeHouse/ Flat/Apt(n=5,527)ROITrailer/Mobilehome/Caravan/Chalet(n=1,414)House/ Flat/Apt(n=958)NITrailer/Mobilehome/Caravan/Chalet (n=464)Sanitary facilitiesHas running water 99.7% 64.3% 99.8% 68.2%Has shared or individual bath or 99.9% 87.6% 100.0% 88.0%showerType of toilet Flush toilet 99.8% 60.2% 99.8% 52.2%Portaloo only 0.0% 12.0% 0.2% 39.6%No toilet 0.2% 27.8% 0.0% 13.3%Other amenitiesGenerator electricity only0.1% 28.3% 0.6% 40.4%(c/w mains)Post is delivered to another0.1% 14.8% 1.7% 30.1%address (if post is received)Rubbish Weekly or93.5% 72.7% 96.2% 73.9%collection every 2 weeks< Every 21.8% 4.6% 3.7% 9.0%weeksNever 4.7% 22.7% 0.0% 17.2%Table 40: Housing amenities. For those living on sites or in group housing only – where doyou live at the moment, do you have...? (Questionnaire item A_14a)ROINIYes No n Yes No nTotal Footpaths 59.2% 40.8% 1569 67.0% 33.0% 454Public lighting 60.6% 39.4% 1576 79.3% 20.7% 439Fire hydrants 26.3% 73.7% 1555 40.0% 60.0% 433Safe play area 22.5% 77.5% 1550 20.1% 79.9% 427Appreciable numbers of families in group housing or sites in both areas reported a lack of footpaths,public lighting, fire hydrants and safe play areas, the latter being unavailable for 77.5% of ROI and 79.9%of NI respondents.82