Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 May 2026
679. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons subject to deportation orders who were removed from IPAS accommodation in each year from 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32930/26]
View answerUnder the European Communities (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2018, International Protection Applicants are provided with material reception conditions, including housing, food, clothing and a Daily Expenses Allowance (DEA).
I understand from your question that you wish to know how many people were removed from IPAS accommodation, and were also subject to deportation orders, over recent years. I regret that this information is not readily available in the manner requested but I will provide what detail is available.
Currently, there are over 800 people subject to deportation orders residing in IPAS accommodation. This number fluctuates regularly, as people leave Ireland under the relevant return pathways, and as new orders are made.
Some people subject to deportation orders may have the enforcement of their order suspended due to legal proceedings or due to personal circumstances such as health grounds. Others will be in the process of arranging to leave the State as directed.
My Department works closely with the Garda National Immigration Bureau to arrange for the removal of persons subject to deportation orders.
The enforcement of deportation orders is an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), and my Department works closely with the GNIB to progress arrangements for the removal of people subject to deportation orders. If a person issued with a deportation order does not leave the State independently then they are required to present to the GNIB in accordance with the conditions of their deportation order.
