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Taoiseach Simon Harris speaking to the media at Government Buildings, Dublin, during an announcement of the Government's new Dublin City Taskforce. This follows an early morning operation to remove tents which have been pitched by asylum seekers along a stretch of the Grand Canal, Dublin. The asylum claimants moved into the area after another makeshift migrant camp surrounding the International Protection Office (IPO) on Mount Street, Dublin, was dismantled in multi-agency operation last week. Picture date: Thursday May 9, 2024. (KEYSTONE/PRESS ASSOCIATION IMAGES/Brian Lawless)