Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
563. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have deportation orders assigned to them or who are in the section 3 process under the Immigration Act 1999 that is subject to a notification of intention to deport those subject to a live deportation order including those who have applied to have a deportation order revoked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6084/22]
View answerOver the last decade (since 2011), 12,236 deportations orders have been issued.
When issued with a deportation order, the person is required to remove themselves from the State. Many people comply with this and leave the country, without notifying the immigration authorities that they have done so. Therefore, it is not always possible for my Department or the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) to ascertain whether or not a deportation order has been complied with.
There are currently 3,692 people in the section 3 process under the Immigration Act 1999, subject to a notification of intention to deport. This figure includes those people who have applied to have their deportation order revoked.
