Ten people have been arrested for arson attacks in recent months, according to figures from the Garda Press Office.
According to gardaí figures, five people have been arrested and detained in respect of the investigation into criminal damage and public order incidents on Sandwith Street on the 12 May 2023 and a file is currently with the Director of Public Prosecutions.
And two people have been arrested and charged before the District Court in Kerry by gardaí investigating alleged criminal damage to a residential building in Killarney on the 1 January.
In addition, there have been four searches carried out by gardaí investigating criminal damage to Ross Lake Hotel, Galway.
The Garda Press Office said that arson - criminal damage by fire - is a very serious offence, carrying a penalty of up to life imprisonment.
Mapped: The fires linked to accommodation for migrants
The latest figures come as Minister for Integration Roderic O'Gorman has said he is "eager" to see arrests and charges in relation to the spate of arson attacks on vacant premises rumoured to be earmarked to house asylum seekers.
The Green Party TD said it is "nothing short of a miracle" that no one has been injured or worse in these attacks.
However, he would not be drawn on whether he supports proposals from People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy that such attacks should be treated as domestic terrorism.
Following a spate of recent fires, the Minister said it is "hugely important that we see the full force of the law applied to people who are undertaking these attacks".
"It is criminal, it is dangerous. It is nothing short of a miracle that no one has been injured - or worse - in these attacks so far," he said.
"They also make the job that my Department has, which is a job to provide accommodation for vulnerable people, far more difficult."
Minister O'Gorman said he met Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to discuss the issue during the week.
He welcomed the fact that arrests have taken place since then relating to the Shipwright pub.
Two men and a woman were arrested yesterday morning and have since been released without charge.
Gardaí say files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Asked if he was disappointed more arrests have not taken place, Mr O'Gorman said: "I am eager to see arrests and charges take place.
"I really welcome the fact that there has been arrests in one of these. I also recognise that it is a difficult crime to investigate.
"I am confident An Garda Síochána are focused on this matter."
Minister Helen McEntee has accused some protesters of being "complicit" in the recent arson attacks on vacant buildings by not passing on relevant information to gardaí about those responsible.
