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Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt with The E Street Band performing at Boucher Road Playing Fields in Belfast last night. The Boss is also due to perform in Kilkenny, Cork and Croke Park, Dublin. Photograph: Liam McBurney
Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt with The E Street Band performing at Boucher Road Playing Fields in Belfast last night. The Boss is also due to perform in Kilkenny, Cork and Croke Park, Dublin. Photograph: Liam McBurney

Number of asylum seekers being accommodated by State exceeds 30,000 for the first time

The number of asylum seekers being accommodated by the State has exceeded 30,000 for the first time as the Government considers a review of supports available to those who are not in direct provision.

The Department of Justice confirmed to The Irish Times that a total of 7,667 people had applied for international protection this year as of May 7th, an increase of more than 2,500 since the last official figures of 5,162 on March 31st.

A total of 30,027 people are being accommodated (up from 29,456 at the end of April) and a further 1,825 are awaiting an offer of State accommodation, according to the latest figures published on Thursday night by the Department of Integration.

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Portal with Dublin from New York side. Photograph: Michael Fitzpatrick
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