Government 'has exhausted all options in bid to house asylum-seekers'

Officials are understood to have looked at using community centres, halls, and ships in their efforts to find more shelter

Finance Minister Michael McGrath said Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman (above) made it clear to Cabinet that 'we are in a very serious situation and could potentially within days run out of accommodation options'. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan

The Government has “exhausted” all options in sourcing accommodation for asylum seekers including the use of ships.

Officials at the Department of Integration are scrambling to find how to best support international protection applicants who face sleeping rough due to a lack of beds.