Discussions between council officials and local residents in South Dublin who are opposed to council plans for an emergency halting site next to their estate are currently ongoing.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Council intends to use the site to resettle those left homeless by a fatal fire in a halting site in Carrickmines on Saturday, however the Rockville Drive residents remain opposed to the site, blocking entry to the land.
Some of the residents have gathered on the street awaiting news from the meeting, while five other people are demonstrating in favour of the use of the site for emergency accommodation.
Council officials have said the land will be used as an emergency site for no longer than six months, until the families can be resettled following the tragedy.
Last night, hundreds of people from both Traveler and settled communities attended a vigil at the scene of the fire at Carrickmines in Dublin to pay their respects to those who sadly lost their lives in the fire.
They stood at the empty halting site, where the fire last Saturday led to the deaths of five adults and five children, among them a pregnant mother and a six-month-old baby girl.
Labour Councillor Lettie McCarthy  stated that she believes there are pre-existing problems with the proposed site and she did not believe that this is simply a case of settled versus Traveller communities.
“It’s an extremely confined site,” she said.
“There’s just a footpath each side. It’s a very narrow entrance in, they have no place to park their cars except on the road so it’s very difficult to access.”
“That has always been a difficulty, it hasn’t been invented because residents don’t want Travellers going into that site. It has always been an issue between residents and the council.”
Today, a council spokesperson said it is committed to using every available resource to address the concerns of local residents.
This follows the second meeting between residents of Rockville Drive in south Dublin and local council officials in Dun Laoghaire Town Hall this morning.
Discussions are ongoing, the Council says progress is being made, and further announcements are expected this afternoon.