Traveller groups have called for sanctions and incentives for local authorities to speed up delivery of accommodation following last week's evictions of families from unauthorised sites in Co Dublin.
The calls were made yesterday after a meeting of councillors from two of Dublin's four local authorities discussed provision of transient sites on a county basis.
The meeting followed last week's evictions of Travellers camped illegally on public land in Firhouse and at The Fairways on the Dodder Park Road in South Dublin County Council.
Some of the Travellers moved by the council from these sites have now camped at another unauthorised site on Celbridge Road in Leixlip, Co Kildare. They face eviction.
The cost of cleaning up the debris on the previous sites in Co Dublin has been estimated at about £60,000.
The Dublin Accommodation Coalition With Travellers protested outside yesterday's meeting between South Dublin County Council and Fingal County Council.
Traveller groups at the protest said they were concerned about the delay in providing sufficient accommodation and last week's evictions from public land of families who they said had nowhere else to go.
Ms Grainne O'Toole, from the Irish Traveller Movement, urged the Government to "introduce sanctions and incentives for local authorities in line with their progress to speed up the delivery of the full range of Traveller accommodation".
The cathaoirleach of South Dublin County Council, Mr Stanley Laing, who convened yesterday's meeting, said future meetings would be held with all four local authorities.