Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) aims to boost national capacities and improve procedures for migration management, as well as to enhance solidarity and responsibility sharing between EU Member States.

The AMIF 2021-2027 Programme, at both EU and national levels, is comprised of four Specific Objectives*, which support the interventions as identified under Article 16(12) of the AMIF Regulation 2021/1147. Each activity in Ireland’s national programme is programmed under a particular specific objective (SO), with actions listed under Specific Objective 3 contributing to countering irregular migration; enhancing effective, safe and dignified return and readmission; and promoting and contributing to effective initial reintegration in third countries.

No expenditure related to Specific Objective 3 has been claimed to date under the AMIF 2021-2027 programme.

To date, €4,176,633.82 has been claimed under the previous programme, the 2014-2020 AMIF national programme, for Specific Objective 3 activities related to the removal from Ireland of non-nationals in respect of whom deportation orders have issued and who are nationals of non-EEA countries. Deportation orders issue for many reasons and not just to failed international protection applicants, it is not possible to separate out the failed international protection applications specifically.

*The four SOs are:

(1) strengthening and developing all aspects of the Common European Asylum System, including its external dimension;

(2) strengthening and developing legal migration to the Member States in accordance with their economic and social needs, and promoting and contributing to the effective integration and social inclusion of third-country nationals;

(3) contributing to countering irregular migration, enhancing effective, safe and dignified return and readmission, and promoting and contributing to effective initial reintegration in third countries;

(4) enhancing solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility between the Member States, in particular as regards those most affected by migration and asylum challenges, including through practical co-operation.