There are now more than 70 tents sheltering unaccommodated asylum seekers pitched along both sides of the Grand Canal in Dublin, days after over 100 tents were moved from around the International Protection Office, around 400 metres away.
The Taoiseach told the Dáil this week that such a situation would not be allowed to develop again.
A few tents now stretch beyond those bridges on each side.
They are sheltering just some of the almost 1,700 asylum seekers - waiting for offers of State accommodation. Barriers were erected on the footpaths along Mount Street and around the IPO to prevent more tents being set up.
Volunteers last night provided food and water to the asylum seekers along the Grand Canal.
Yesterday, the South Georgian Core Residents Association (SGCRA) called on Taoiseach Simon Harris to follow through on a commitment not to allow tented encampments to develop in Dublin city.
Speaking in the Dáil, Mr Harris said what he called "makeshift shanty towns" would not be allowed develop again.
Speaking to RTÉ News this morning, the SGCRA Chairperson Kevin Byrne said what they had predicted is coming to pass.
"We said that it would get bigger and it is," Mr Byrne said.
More than 1,670 male asylum seekers remain without any offer of State accommodation.
Conditions 'really, really challenging'
Lucky Khambule, founder of the Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland (MASI), said he thought when tents were removed from outside the IPO that the Government had a "proper plan" to house those entering the country, but added that currently, this was not the case.
"The conditions are really, really challenging for the people that seek protection there. It is the tents... nobody knows what is going to happen this time...
"They are not blocking any pavement or pathway for the people, but it is a serious concern and the guys there are really not happy with what is happening."
"It is a great concern of us that this is going to grow. People still continue to come into the country and there are loads and thousands of people that are still not accommodated... so we would really appreciate if there is a proper plan to house people not to subject them to risk of being attacked..."
Speaking on RTÉ's This Week, he said he expected the people in this encampment would be left alone, stating it "is not a fault of that individual to not be accommodated".
"Somebody needs to have a place or a tent at this stage somewhere, so if we are removing people from these tents and putting them somewhere, what then happens?
"That is the problem that we have is that what is it that is in place in order for this not to happen?"
He added that local people have not reacted negatively, but asked what would happen if they started objecting.
Need 'an action plan'
Social Democrats' spokesperson on integration Jennifer Whitmore said "we need to hear more from the Government than strong words" on this issue.
"I think the Government was incredibly naive if they thought that putting a few barriers around Mount Street was going to solve this problem.
"They need to come up with an action plan and it needs to be implemented immediately because otherwise they are failing these men and they are failing the communities where these tents are being camped."
Ms Whitmore said that she accepted that finding accommodation for asylum seekers was challenging for the Government, but that the Government could not continue to allow the current situation, in which almost 1,700 International Protection Applicants are without State provided accommodation, to continue.
She said that they have been hearing "modular homes and converting commercial premises" as possible solutions for two years.
"We need action and that is the only thing that is going to address this issue," Ms Whitmore said.
