Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)

I appreciate the concern that members have in respect of these issues and it is my job to provide them with information.

In respect of deportations and repatriations, 1,461 have been effected this year. People who have been served with a deportation order cannot work here or get social welfare benefits. It is extremely difficult for them to operate here. The information I have, which is corroborated by the Garda, is that they ultimately leave the country. They cannot operate here.

Regarding doorsteps, 4,154 doorsteps were carried out from January to the end of August 2025. They are effective in trying to respond to people arriving here without documentation.