IHREC director Deirdre Malone told TDs and Senators that the State’s failure to address long-standing problems, including damp, mould, sewage issues, infestations, poor insulation and fire safety concerns.

State-funded IHREC issued its challenge in December of 2023 after the Government announced for the second time that it could not accommodate all single adult male arrivals amid “unprecedented pressure” on services.

Mr McCullough told the High Court that the circumstances of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission’s (IHREC’s) lawsuit are “highly unusual”