Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2023
423. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the average cost of effecting a deportation/return in 2023 in accordance with EU legislation, specifying the breakdown of average costs associated with flights, accommodation, administration, and other relevant costs, in tabular form. [53887/23]
View answerI understand that the Deputy has clarified that their question concerns removals effected under Section 20(b) of the European Communities Freedom of Movement of Persons Regulations 2015 which involves the removal of EU Citizens to other EU Member States. I can advise that there have been 21 such removals effected during 2023. The associated flight costs are €29,989.92. This includes the flight costs of escorts from the Garda National Immigration Bureau. Subsistence or accommodation costs for members of the GNIB are met under standard travel and subsistence rates under the Garda vote. Persons who are removed under these Regulations are usually removed from prison. Any administration costs are met by the repatriation unit of Immigration Service Delivery, who consider the cases for removal, and organise flights and travel documents where appropriate.
