There are 48 tents pitched along a section of the Grand Canal in Dublin sheltering unaccommodated asylum seekers, an increase from last Thursday when there were 26.
The tents are along the north side of the canal between Baggot Street and Leeson Street.
The first tents were pitched on this stretch of the canal on Thursday evening after others were removed along a neighbouring part of the canal when people were taken to State-provided accommodation sites and barriers were erected.
New figures show there are 1,780 International Protection applicants awaiting an offer of State-provided shelter.
Figures published by the Department of Integration also show that 80 new male asylum seekers have presented seeking International Protection since last Friday.
Nine were offered State-provided accommodation after a vulnerability triage, leaving 74 without.
Separately six men, who were initially left without State-provided accommodation, were offered shelter since Friday.
Figures show that 3,117 men have sought International Protection since the State ceased offering accommodation to all new arrivals on 4 December citing a "severe accommodation shortage".
Since then a total of 310 new arrivals have been accommodated following a vulnerability triage.
While 1,092 men, who were initially not offered any accommodation, were subsequently offered a place, including around 450 who were moved from tents in two operations in the last two weeks, first from around the International Protection Office and Mount Street, and then from along the Grand Canal.
RTÉ News understands that all 1,092 who have been offered State shelter were either identified as either rough sleepers or medically vulnerable or both.
Taoiseach Simon Harris said that "absolutely no one in Government" is saying that the issue is going to go away.
"We do still have a very very very challenging situation when it comes to accommodation, we need to be very honest in relation to this," Mr Harris said on his way into Cabinet this morning.
"Ireland will meet its obligations in relation to providing shelter. That is likely, in the short term, to continue to be tented accommodation with access to sanitation and that's what I'm working to do."
"I can assure you that's a priority for me this week," Mr Harris said.
It comes as the Cabinet is set to order a review of entitlements for asylum seekers applying for international protection, with a report to be completed within six weeks.
Barriers were also installed along other parts of the canal and areas on Mount Street following the removal of tents belonging to unaccommodated asylum seekers, in an effort to prevent more tents being pitched.
More than 100 tents were removed from the Grand Canal last Thursday in a multi-agency operation. However, a further encampment of 30 tents was set up further along the Grand Canal after that.
Asylum seekers who were removed from the canal last week were relocated to other accommodation in locations including Crooksling and the former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum.
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Last week, a spokesperson for Waterways Ireland, which is responsible for maintaining the canal, said: "Whilst temporary barriers have been erected as a mitigation measure, access to the towpath and footpath adjacent to the canal is unimpeded.
"Waterways Ireland is continuing to work with multi-agency partners in the best interests of all concerned."
Also last week, Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien said an "operation" will be put in place to move those who were in tents along the Grand Canal and put them in "safe and secure" accommodation.
Mr O'Brien said the Government has been clear that it does not want to see International Protection Applicants in tents and said has been working "day and night" dealing with the issue.
Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman said additional accommodation will be brought to deal with those sleeping rough.
He said the key issue was the supply and said there has been significant additional places secured over the last two weeks.
Mr O'Gorman said over 450 people who were living in tents in the city centre have been offered accommodation.
Additional Reporting: Eleanor Burnhill
