Micheál Martin said a Fianna Fáil councillor who claimed Travellers were not “compatible” with living among settled people will be hauled before party chiefs.
The Taoiseach was speaking after Galway councillor Michael Crowe objected to the placement of travellers in social housing.
There have been calls for Mr Crowe to be thrown out of the party, while the Galway Traveller Movement said his comments “incite hatred”.
