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Traveller family challenges suspension from housing list over father's convictions
Summary
A Traveller family, consisting of a husband, wife and two minor children, has brought a constitutional challenge against Wexford County Council's decision to suspend them from the council's housing list following the father's convictions for two minor public‑order offences. The council argues that, under the 1997 and 2009 Housing Acts, it may refuse or defer letting a dwelling to a person who has engaged in anti‑social behaviour, and that a Garda report confirming a conviction justifies such action. The family contends that the relevant statutory provisions, when properly construed, do not provide a legal basis for the suspension and that the council's strategy is discriminatory and unconstitutional. They also allege that the council's claim of having allocated a specific house to them is false. The case is directed against the council, the State and the Attorney General, with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission as a notice party.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Traveller family challenges suspension from housing list over father's convictions. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 1997 and 2009 Other
- 2021-03-19 Publication
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