Galway Bay fm newsroom - 'Hardstands do not represent a realistic solution to the city's Traveller accommodation crisis', according to city councillors.
The local authority met last evening to discuss its Traveller Accommodation Plan for 2014-2018.
However the meeting was adjourned until March 6th as no solution could be found.
Councillors raised concerns about plans to provide two new halting sites in the city - one in the east and one in the west.
They say hardstands are not the solution - and only provide a temporary fix.
The council executive has admitted that the city’s Traveller accommodation situation is at crisis level, and urgent action is needed to mitigate the risk of a Carrickmines-type tragedy happening here.
Speaking on Galway Bay fm, Councillor Michael Crowe said Traveller accommodation is a priority, but residents are unlikely to want halting sites in their community.
