Deportation Orders

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 October 2022

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

Ceisteanna (148, 149)

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

148. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued; the number of deportation orders which were affected from 2004 to date in tabular form. [53679/22]

Catherine Murphy

Ceist:

149. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued to children; the number of deportation orders to children which were affected from 2004 to date in tabular form. [53680/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Justice

I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 149 together.

I can advise the Deputy that 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 statistics requested by the Deputy.

Deportation Orders Issued			Deportation Orders Effected
Year Issued	Total	Minors	Year Effected	Total	Minors
2004	1965	272	2004	554	65
2005	2116	345	2005	386	57
2006	1354	207	2006	293	27
2007	396	30	2007	140	8
2008	680	109	2008	160	17
2009	1039	285	2009	336	78
2010	1008	209	2010	341	67
2011	1353	270	2011	277	63
2012	1330	178	2012	301	68
2013	1173	73	2013	199	24
2014	959	50	2014	110	2
2015	818	62	2015	250	30
2016	1442	110	2016	428	70
2017	1122	93	2017	138	4
2018	1116	85	2018	163	4
2019	2016	187	2019	299	14
2020	873	40	2020	141	12
2021	31	0	2021	38	1
2022 YTD (21/10/2022)	174	1	2022 YTD (21/10/2022)	103	7
	20965	2606		4657	618

It should be noted that a Deportation Order (DO) effected in any year may relate to a DO issued in a previous year and includes people that have 'self deported' and left the country after the issue of a Deportation Order.

Question No. 149 answered with Question No. 148.