Factsheets - Distribution
In 2003, the Department of the Environment estimates
there are 5,740 Traveller families. According to Census 2002, the
Traveller population accounts for 0.6% of the general population.
Fifty per cent all Travellers live in 4 counties:
|
23% in Dublin |
13% in Galway |
|
6% in Limerick |
7% in Cork |
2003 Report from Department of Environment and Local Government:
|
County |
S.L.A. |
Group Housing |
Halting site |
Roadside |
Other |
Total |
|
Carlow |
40 |
15 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
79 |
|
Cavan |
27 |
11 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
62 |
|
Clare |
36 |
19 |
33 |
34 |
25 |
147 |
|
Cork City |
143 |
0 |
66 |
9 |
6 |
224 |
|
Cork County |
99 |
14 |
12 |
43 |
9 |
177 |
|
Donegal |
97 |
12 |
28 |
5 |
2 |
144 |
|
Dublin City |
101 |
153 |
171 |
71 |
4 |
500 |
|
Dún Laoghaire/ Rathdown |
50 |
24 |
36 |
10 |
0 |
120 |
|
Fingal |
57 |
30 |
180 |
15 |
0 |
282 |
|
Galway City |
143 |
26 |
42 |
0 |
2 |
213 |
|
Galway County |
203 |
44 |
31 |
56 |
27 |
361 |
|
Kerry |
178 |
0 |
46 |
6 |
46 |
260 |
|
Kildare |
25 |
8 |
29 |
16 |
0 |
78 |
|
Kilkenny |
35 |
0 |
16 |
7 |
16 |
74 |
|
Laois |
47 |
4 |
19 |
17 |
11 |
98 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
2 |
41 |
3 |
1 |
47 |
|
Limerick City |
8 |
9 |
36 |
0 |
2 |
55 |
|
Limerick County |
124 |
16 |
31 |
111 |
28 |
310 |
|
Longford |
155 |
0 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
198 |
|
Louth |
125 |
16 |
6 |
11 |
34 |
192 |
|
Mayo |
119 |
5 |
6 |
42 |
19 |
191 |
|
Meath |
68 |
41 |
52 |
4 |
14 |
179 |
|
Monaghan |
47 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
76 |
|
Offaly |
65 |
0 |
28 |
42 |
27 |
162 |
|
Roscommon |
13 |
10 |
18 |
12 |
3 |
56 |
|
Sligo |
27 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
4 |
91 |
|
South Dublin |
113 |
23 |
257 |
29 |
9 |
431 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
73 |
9 |
18 |
28 |
11 |
132 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
44 |
5 |
22 |
22 |
5 |
101 |
|
Waterford City |
98 |
0 |
21 |
4 |
4 |
127 |
|
Waterford County |
11 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
|
Westmeath |
71 |
6 |
35 |
0 |
27 |
139 |
|
Wexford |
105 |
28 |
15 |
96 |
23 |
267 |
|
Wicklow |
66 |
12 |
30 |
32 |
3 |
143 |
|
Total |
2613 |
545 |
1398 |
788 |
396 |
5740 |
