233. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will provide the child safeguarding policy he has put in place when children are removed from this jurisdiction on deportation flights (details supplied); and if he will provide a schedule of agencies and State bodies that augment his team in the context of deportation flights when children are among persons being deported. [3…
Topics / Deportation Orders
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDeportation Orders
178 questions from 34 TDs, between 13 February 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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177 written, 1 oral
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| January 2025 | 0 |
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| March 2025 | 2 |
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| May 2025 | 19 |
| June 2025 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 14 |
| November 2025 | 21 |
| December 2025 | 2 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 13 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 17 |
| June 2026 | 4 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 14 |
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The questions
234. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the policy in place in the context of medical emergencies onboard deportation flights (details supplied). [30951/25]
448. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice to outline the current policy and operational procedures governing the detention of individuals pending deportation via chartered flights. [26717/25]
449. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice whether individuals subject to deportation orders are being detained in prisons while awaiting such flights. [26718/25]
450. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice to provide a breakdown of the number of individuals detained pending deportation via chartered flights; the specific prison or detention facilities in which they were held; the number of nights each individual spent in detention prior to deportation, to date 2025. [26719/25]
493. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Justice if he will review a deportation order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27735/25]
677. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons, and of what nationality, who have been deported in the past six years as a result of an alert on Sharing Information System, SIS, II, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25590/25]
692. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of enforced deportations with regard to unsuccessful applications for international protection in 2025 and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25795/25]
695. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of voluntary departures by unsuccessful international protection applicants subject to deportations orders in 2025 and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25806/25]
696. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of failed international protection applicants subject to deportation orders currently in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25807/25]
697. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the process for tracking voluntary departures of people who are subject to deportations order following unsuccessful applications for international protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25808/25]
698. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportations orders with regard to unsuccessful applications for international protection made in 2025 and in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25809/25]
146. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued in 2024 and in 2025 to date; the number of those orders that were complied with voluntarily; the number that were enforced by the authorities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24537/25]
171. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number and estimated cost per child of deporting children from the State, in each of the past five years, to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24605/25]
841. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice regarding the charter flight that departed to Georgia on 30 April 2025, the total cost of the flight; the total length of time each passenger spent in the State from their arrival until their departure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23179/25]
316. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders that have been revoked by his Department in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22258/25]
294. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued to non-EEA nationals under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 for 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number of those orders that were challenged by way of litigation to the High Court to prevent the removal of non-EEA nationals from the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …
295. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders issued in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; the number of those orders were challenged by way of litigation to the High Court to prevent the removal of non-EEA nationals from the state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21832/25]
296. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who are undocumented were issued with a letter confirming his intention to issue a deportation order against them, also referred to as a Section 3 letter for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21833/25]
298. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of people who engaged with the voluntary returns unit per annum for 2022 to 2025 inclusive; the number persons that notified the relevant authorities of their intention to leave voluntarily during that period; in those cases, the number of instances of non-issuance of deportation orders were in fact issued; and if he will make a statement on the…
304. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportation orders were revoked under section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21841/25]
1573. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the way in which his Department or any agency under the aegis of his Department verifies that those subject to voluntary deportation orders have left the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19497/25]
1602. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the case of a person (details supplied); whether there are any further options available to the applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20119/25]
137. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice for details on the selection of the human rights observer on board a deportation flight (details supplied); their organisational affiliation; their qualifications to undertake this role; if a report or similar from the observer will be produced; if the Minister will undertake to publish such a report if one exists; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
486. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice the number of deportations from the State in each of the years 2021 2022, 2023, 2024; and the country they were deported to, by year and country, in tabular form. [9016/25]