Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Chairman's comment on the role of the ambassador.

To return to the 26 Irish persons being deported from Australia, does the consular service invariably get involved when a government is deporting Irish people? If people are being deported to Ireland from another jurisdiction in which a criminal case has been taken against them, is the Department of Justice and Equality notified? What is the procedure when people are being deported for reasons that include involvement in criminal activities? In Australia, for example, widespread exploitation of innocent people has occurred.