Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 13 - Office of the Chief State Solicitor
Vote 19 - Justice and Equality
Chapter 15: Lease of Accommodation for a Probation Service Project

12:30 pm

Mr. Brian Purcell:

I do not think so. Once all the mechanisms are exhausted and if there are no further appeals arising, deportations are effected as quickly as they can be. However, sometimes the process will go all the way and then another challenge will be brought. One cannot definitely say in a case where a deportation order is issued that it will not be challenged. However, once the process has been completely exhausted and there is no further appeal or if the deportation order is appealed, the case has been heard and the decision is that the deportation order is valid, the mechanisms begin to kick into place in terms of removing the people who are subject to the deportation orders. However, it is a slow process. All sorts of things must be taken into consideration in respect of moving people out.

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