Carol Nolan (Offaly, Independent)
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350. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which his Department ensures that people who are the subject of deportation orders are removed from IPAS accommodation to which they are not entitled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52755/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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The number of people resident in the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres who have been refused permission to remain in the State is a small proportion of our total resident population of nearly 33,000 people.

Currently, there are approximately 500 people subject to deportation orders residing in IPAS accommodation. This number fluctuates regularly as people leave Ireland under the relevant return pathways, and as new orders are made.

Some people subject to deportation orders may have the enforcement of their order suspended due to legal proceedings or due to personal circumstances such as health grounds. Others will be in the process of arranging to leave the State as directed.

My Department works closely with the Garda National Immigration Bureau to arrange for the removal of persons subject to deportation orders.

Carol Nolan (Offaly, Independent)
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351. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality If he will seek data from An Garda Síochána on the number of persons arrested in each year from 2020 to date in 2025 who were found to be in breach of a deportation order; the number of such persons who were detained and for how long; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52756/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I have requested the information sought by the Deputy from the Garda authorities. Regrettably, this was not available in time and I will write to the Deputy once the information is to hand.