Metal barriers in and around Mount Street in Dublin have cost the City Council €170,000 so far. 

The fencing was erected last May, after tents for more than 200 asylum seekers were dismantled and removed from Mount Street as part of a multi-agency operation.

Fences line Mount Street to block asylum seekers from pitching tents. Image: Barry Whyte/Newstalk

The barriers were then erected to stop international protection applicants from pitching tents again in the area.

Meanwhile, a vacant building in the area is set to be converted into accommodation for asylum seekers.

Main image: Tents erected along Dublin’s Grand Canal. Picture by: Barry Whyte/Newstalk