Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014
557. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders that were issued in 2011, 2012 and 2013; if all deportation orders were issued to the last known address of the person subject to an order; and if not, the number that were not issued to the last known address in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013. [7727/14]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that 1,369 Deportation Orders were served on the persons concerned in 2011 and 1,353 in 2012. The preliminary figure for 2013 is approximately 1,200.
All Deportation Orders are issued to a person's last known address as notified to the Department by applicants. The Department is not always notified of a change of address and this leads to post being returned undelivered. However, the onus is on the applicant to ensure that they notify the Department of a change of address. Failure to do so will on occasion lead to post being returned undelivered. The Deportation Order remains extant and is retained on the applicant's file. Records are not maintained of the number of such cases.
