Homeless asylum seeker challenges State's refusal to accommodate her

She had been refused a place to stay because she left the International Protection Office before a taxi arrived to take her to venue where she would be accommodated

Solicitors said that the woman, who cannot communicate in English effectively, left the IPO after being told that no accommodation was available to her. Her action is one of many brought on behalf of those seeking international protection who were left without accommodation currently before the High Court. File picture

A homeless asylum seeker with a history of mental health difficulties has brought a High Court challenge against the State's refusal to provide her with accommodation.

The action has been brought on behalf of a woman, aged in her 20s and from a Central American country, who the High Court heard on Wednesday has been refused a place to stay because she left the International Protection Office (IPO) before a taxi arrived to take her to venue where she would be accommodated.