My Department is concerned to put in place an adequate legislative and financial framework within which local authorities, voluntary bodies and Travellers may provide or be assisted in the provision of accommodation for Travellers. As required under the Housing (Traveller Accommodation) Act 1998, each county and city council, borough council, and the town councils of Bray and Dundalk, has prepared and adopted five-year Traveller accommodation programmes covering the period 2000 to 2004. The councils are also obliged under the Act to take any reasonable steps necessary to implement their respective programmes. All relevant local authorities are now in the process of implementing their programmes.