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Traveller families challenge decision to drop houses from accommodation plan
Summary
Three Traveller families from Ballinteskin Halting Site in County Wicklow have lodged a legal challenge at the High Court after the council removed three houses from its Traveller Accommodation Programme. The families, represented by Eamon Galligan SC and Proinsias O Maolchalain BL, argue that the council had previously agreed to build the houses on a nearby vacant site under the 2014‑2019 programme, and that the 2019‑2024 programme's exclusion of the proposal was unlawful and made without notice. They claim the decision breaches a 1996 agreement, a 2018 ministerial circular, and their legitimate expectations, and that it was made in breach of fair procedures. The families seek orders to quash the exclusion, declarations of invalidity and breach of procedure, and a declaration that the decision contravenes the 2018 circular. Judge Charles Meenan granted the families permission to proceed, with the case to be heard in January.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Traveller families challenge decision to drop houses from accommodation plan. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2019-11-18 Publication
Places mentioned
- High Court
- Ballinteskin Residential Caravan Park
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