David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is stated in the information already provided and in a report in The Irish Timesthat there are over 500 asylum seekers living in hotels and bed and breakfast accommodation. This issue may have been raised earlier. According to this media report, there were 196 asylum seekers in emergency accommodation in November of last year. By February of this year, that number had increased to 329 and now stands at 517, which is a significant number. Why is it increasing so rapidly?