§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the sites that have been provided for travelling people or itinerants.
§ Mr. AtkinsFully serviced sites have been provided for travelling people by district councils in Coalisland, Newry and Omagh and two sites in Londonderry.
Two serviced sites in Belfast are due for completion by September 1992. In the interim, travelling people are being provided with basic amenities at these two locations.
A partly serviced site has also been provided in Tattykeel, Omagh.
§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many travelling people or itinerants are presently residing on sites provided for their accommodation.
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§ Mr. AtkinsThere are approximately 620 travelling people currently residing on sites provided by local councils.
§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many travelling people or itinerants are known to be trespassing on(a) public land and (b) privately owned land.
§ Mr. AtkinsThere are approximately 319 travelling people—75 vans—on public land and 46–11 vans—on private land. Their locations are as follows:
People Vans Public land Belfast 236 51 Strabane 18 7 Armagh 40 11 Fermanagh 25 6 Private land Craigavon 16 4 Magherafelt 30 7
§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of travelling people or itinerants currently residing in Northern Ireland; how many are United Kingdom citizens; and how many are immigrants from the Republic of Ireland.
§ Mr. AtkinsA survey of travelling people in Northern Ireland in 1988, indicated that there were 1,050 individuals. Their numbers have not changed significantly during the last 3½ years.
It is estimated that 85–90 per cent. of those currently residing in Northern Ireland were born in Northern Ireland.