Carol Nolan (Offaly, Independent)
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548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications that have been made by persons seeking to have their deportation order revoked, pursuant to the provisions of section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), from 2022 to date, in tabular form; the number of successful applications and the numbers of applications that have been rejected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6019/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 provides that a Deportation Order may be revoked. My Department receives submissions from individuals seeking that this provision be invoked. In assessing such submissions consideration is given to whether there is compelling new information or material changes in circumstances which were not previously put forward, nor capable of being put forward, when the original decision was made.

The main grounds advanced relate to the extent to which an individual has established family, employment and other connections here. These include persons who qualified under the terms of the Regularisation of Long-Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme in 2022, processing of which is now largely concluded. All submissions are carefully assessed including in the context of any rights arising and a criminal records check is carried out in each instance.

An order may also be revoked on technical grounds where a person has been readmitted to the international protection process and permitted to remain in Ireland during that process.

The table below details the number of applications made under Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, together with the number of affirmations and revocations. The number of cases considered in any given year do not relate to orders made in that same year and typically involve orders made over a number of years previously.

* Please note, figures are correct at time of issue, however, all statistics may be subject to data cleansing.