Families housed at a direct provision centre in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry will be moved out by the end of next week, the Justice Minister has confirmed.
Other remaining residents will be moved out as soon as spaces can be found.
It comes after around 30 residents at the former Skellig Star Hotel began a hunger strike this week, as they felt the accommodation was not suitable.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee this afternoon confirmed that restrictions on transfers are now being relaxed.
She said all residents will be moved out of the centre as soon as possible.
She told the Dáil: "Places for the first families are currently being identified, and moves for them will be completed by the end of next week.
"Other residents in the centre will be moved to permanent accommodation as soon as places can be found. This process will be completed in a relatively short period of time, and no more than a few months."
She added that she'd like to see the process finished by the end of the year.
