I can advise the Deputy that in Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 21 June 2023, you requested the number of deportation orders 'granted' and those 'fully executed'.
In my response I provided those statistics for the period 2018 to YTD 2023 rather than the period 2020 to YTD as requested in order to provide a greater comparator of the data to take account of the suspension of deportations during the period affected by the Covid19 pandemic.
In the period referred to, 01 Jan 2018 to 16 Jun 2023, 5,150 deportation orders were signed.
In the period referred to, 01 Jan 2018 to 16 Jun 2023, a total of 790 deportation orders were effected.
Where a deportation order is effected the person has either informed the Department that they have left the State voluntarily or the person has been removed from the State.
This figure for deportation orders effected does not take account of individuals that have left the State without informing my Department. It is the case that many individuals who are subject to deportation orders leave the State without notifying the relevant authorities.
Any person subject to a deportation order is required to present to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). GNIB has operational responsibility for enforcing deportation orders. Any person subject to a deportation order is obliged to keep my Department informed of their current address.
Where a person does not present to GNIB at a specified time and date they will be deemed to be evading deportation and become liable to arrest and detention until their removal from the state.
