That's when compared to the same time a year ago.
The number of asylum seekers being accommodated in the midlands has increased by nearly 10% when compared to this time last year.
Figures from the Department of Integration show there are 1,739 International Protection Applicants being housed in the region this week, an increase of 167 when compared to the same period in 2023.
Westmeath continues to accommodate the largest number of IPAs in the country, at 800, while that figure is 517 in Laois and 422 in Offaly.
Nationally, 31,220 asylum seekers are being accommodated in Ireland this week, an increase of 9,000 on the same time last year.
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