A number of Traveller families who were evicted from a closed halting site in Woodland Park in Dundalk went to Louth County Council offices this afternoon seeking to have a meeting to raise their concerns about the difficulties they are facing accessing emergency B&B accommodation.
The Council representative was reportedly unavailable to meet them.
There were plans to hold a protest, but that was postponed as the families held their own meeting to consider their options instead.
Earlier, spokesperson for the families Rebecca Quinn said while a number of them have been approved for emergency accommodation, it is falling to the families to find it themselves.
Ms Quinn said the families were being told by B&B's in Dundalk and neighbouring towns that there is no availability.
Speaking to RTÉ News, Francis Doherty of the Peter McVerry Trust, said local authorities need to follow the example of Dublin City Council, and either allocate staff to help families attempting to find emergency accommodation or fund local homeless charities to do so.
A spokesperson for Louth County Council said it "endeavours to source emergency accommodation for persons in need.
"However, when there is an availability issue, clients are asked also to source their own accommodation, which the council pays for when it has been secured."
"Efforts to secure short to medium term accommodation for the Traveller families (who were living in Woodland Park) is ongoing and the Council is dealing with families on a case-by-case basis," the spokesperson said, adding that "Louth County Council has secured emergency accommodation for most families."
