Sinn Féin is calling for "action to be taken" to address the lack of housing for the Traveller community.

A total of 13 systematic concerns around Traveller accommodation were found by the Human Rights Commission report and 45 recommendations were made for change.

The party's housing spokesperson, Carál Ní Chuilín MLA, said housing authorities must do more to address the difficulties faced by the Travelling community.

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He said: "I welcome the fact that the Commission have carried out this work as it again highlights the need for action to be taken because the tragedy is that this report could have could have been written 20 years ago and the issues would have been the same.

"Therefore, I understand the frustration that is felt very acutely by the Traveller community that not enough is being done to address discrimination and inequality they experience.

"More needs to be done for Traveller families, who often find themselves in the private rented sector, usually in homes that are in real need to repair and that settled families have left because of poor conditions."

(CD/LM)