Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
538. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide details of the number of deportation orders made under grounds (a) to (i) of Section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, from 1 January 2011 to date in 2022 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48144/22]
View answerI can advise the Deputy that since 2011, a total of 13,151 deportation orders have been made by my Department under Section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended).
When issued with a deportation order, the person concerned 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. However, where a person does not voluntarily return to their own country, Ireland like all other EU Member States, puts in place arrangements to return people to their home country.
The table below contains the relevant statistics. The figures are not broken down into the legislative sub-categories as set out in the Deputy’s question. My Department can only give annual totals for all deportation orders made.
|
Year |
Deportations Issued |
|
2011 |
1412 |
|
2012 |
1639 |
|
2013 |
1790 |
|
2014 |
742 |
|
2015 |
818 |
|
2016 |
1442 |
|
2017 |
1122 |
|
2018 |
1116 |
|
2019 |
2017 |
|
2020 |
873 |
|
2021 |
31 |
|
2022 (to 29/09/2022) |
149 |
|
TOTAL |
13,151 |
