The Department of Integration has confirmed approximately 80 people seeking international protection have been moved into Dundrum House in Co Tipperary.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the department said the facility is currently used to accommodate Ukrainian people and that the former hotel has a maximum capacity of 277.
It said the Government is "working urgently" to find accommodation for International Protection Applicants (IPAs) and that as people from Ukraine move on to alternative accommodation, vacancies are being used to accommodate those seeking international protection accommodation.
The statement added: "There is no intention to increase the capacity or overall numbers accommodated at this site, regardless of the process under which they are accommodated in Ireland."
It said a Community Engagement Team has been established to engage with all stakeholders, including elected representatives and local people.
The site had been subject to an around-the-clock demonstration since late May following reports that the facility would begin to accommodate IPAs as well as Ukrainian refugees.
Gardaí have confirmed that a man in his 40s was arrested this morning but subsequently released without charge.
Local gardaí remain at the scene and are engaging with those who have peacefully gathered at the site.
Earlier, Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath said the garda presence at Dundrum House this morning was "overkill".
He said around 150 gardaí arrived early this morning, which he said included members of the public order unit and the garda dog unit.
Mr McGrath said there was no need for so many gardaí to be present and that although there were around 120 local people there who have maintained a protest for a number of months, it was a peaceful and respectful gathering.
He said the people in the community are very sad and that there is a "deep sense of disquiet and emotion" that those local protestors are "tired after maintaining a vigil for 77 days" at the gates of the facility.
The protesters have now left and will come back tonight for a "debrief", Mr McGrath said, and he said most of the gardaí have also left; with a few maintaining a presence.
