The Travelling with Austerity report was commissioned by Pavee Point in 2013, and outlines the impact of government policy on Traveller infrastructure since the onset of austerity following Ireland’s economic collapse.

Pavee Point was concerned about the impact of the recession and austerity on the work with Travellers and Traveller organisations in Ireland with successive budgetary cuts over the past few years.

The Traveller sector has experienced significant losses in terms of redundancies, cuts in services and closure of initiatives/projects. This research, undertaken by Brian harvey, maps the cumulative impact of cuts since 2008 and paints a disturbing picture illustrating how Travellers, Traveller projects and Traveller services have been cut disproportionately during this period of Austerity.

“One can think of no other section of the community which has suffered such a high level of disinvestment, compounded by the failure of the state to spend even the limited resources that are available.”