Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail if the gardaí have carried out any investigation into the number of people who have received deportation orders but have not self-deported; and if the gardaí have carried out this research, will she provide me with a copy of the report or detail the findings of this research. [3947/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Deportation and removal processes are an essential part of any immigration system. It must be acknowledged that those who do not have a legal right to remain in this country must remove themselves from the State. A person who is subject to a Deportation Order has no legal basis to remain in the State.

When issued with such an order, the person concerned is required to remove themselves from the State. Many people comply with this and leave the country without informing my Department. As such it is not possible to record these departures definitively.

However, the Garda National Immigration Bureau has reviewed a large sample of the people who were subject to deportation orders and they are satisfied that a very significant number have in fact left the State. The Deputy will appreciate that the detail of how these inquiries are conducted are operational matters for the Garda authorities.