Alternative accommodation has been found for more than 80 asylum seekers, who were being housed in tents at a Direct Provision centre in Co Clare.
The Minister for Integration said all of the men have moved to four different locations, with a number also now being housed in the Direct Provision centre at Knockalisheen, close to the village of Meelick.
Roderic O'Gorman said the use of tented accommodation for refugees would now be discontinued.
There has been widespread criticism of the practice, especially in light of recent cold weather.
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne, Mr O'Gorman said no asylum seekers were in tents at present and that every effort was being made to ensure this solution would not be utilised again.
Tents at other locations, in Athlone and Kerry, have also been vacated.
He said further additional accommodation for the Clare-based refugees had been found "through a range of mechanisms" over the weekend.
Mr O'Gorman said the refugees there had been re-housed, with co-operation from local authorities in Clare and Limerick, as well as with the assistance of housing charities.
He said officials from his department were continuing to work to secure more places for those seeking international protection or those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
Minister O'Gorman has said the use of tented accommodation has now ceased.
Mr O’Gorman said they were moved to about four different locations, while a "small number of people" were moved into permanent accommodation.
He said about 600 of the 63,000 people being accommodated across Ireland were placed in tents, meaning "less than 1% of our total accommodation has been through tents".
"But still, that's not an approach I want to be taking," he added.
"We use tents because of the tightness of accommodation at that time and we've been working over the last number of weeks to move away from the use of tented accommodation and ensure that everybody can be accommodated indoors."
Mr O'Gorman said people being turned away from the Citywest hub a few months ago was the "absolute worst-case scenario" and one that they want to avoid.
He said they will continue to work to grow the amount of accommodation available.
"This continues to be the biggest humanitarian challenge our country has ever faced," he said.
"It’s put a challenge on the system and we continue to look to make sure we can provide shelter and safety.
"We won't be using those tents again."
He said they have been "up front" with Ukrainian authorities in letting them know that the accommodation situation here "remains tight" and that they are not always in a position to provide people with accommodation on the day that they arrive.
He added no community "has a veto" in terms of new people arriving within their community, but he acknowledged that his department must do more in terms of providing information to communities as early as possible.
"The vast majority of communities have been really strong in terms of their welcome and that’s certainly something we value."
