Level 1 Actions Part B: Level 3 Actions - Donegal County Council

Strategic approach with
specific actions developed
and agreed. Key
stakeholders clear about
their role and contribution
required in this initiative.
5.2 Accommodation
Increase level of awareness
of Traveller culture and
cultural diversity in general.
Greater level of trust,
understanding and tolerance
between both communities.
Objective: To work in partnership with the relevant statutory agencies, DTP<
LTACC and Traveller families to deliver more suitable
accommodation to Travellers in Donegal
Rationale: Need to improve standard of temporary Traveller accommodation,
Travellers frustrated by bureaucratic system and not fulfilling promises.
Unacceptable behaviour towards Council staff . Existing standards in the
Department of the Environment represent the basic minimum standards
and do not adhere to any good practice guidelines. Through joint working
on the development of standards, relationships will be developed between
the CDB IAG and the LTACC. It is essential that frontline staff across
agencies are aware of existing and emerging government policy as it relates
to the Traveller community.
Act ion 5. 2.1 Continue to support and document the delivery of Pilot Tenant
Participation Project in Letterkenny and explore opportunities to
replicate lessons learned from same to other areas in County.
Role of Contributing Partners
Finance Lead Implement Integrate
into plans
FAS
DCC √ √ √ √ √
HSE √ √ √
DTP √ √ √
DSFA
VEC
Gardaí
CIB
IDP
DLDC
Comment
and
observe
Next Steps
1. Following construction of Group Housing scheme, which was completed in Sept.
2008 in close consultation with family members, process must be developed to
facilitate the ongoing participation of tenants with involvement from a range of
agencies, to support the management and operation of this scheme.
2. Existing Tenant Participation subgroup to continue to meet so as to develop above
process with a view to addressing issues/needs in a collective manner.
Timeframe
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