Of deportations that took place up to the end of October last year, eight were to South Africa, seven each to Brazil and Georgia, and six to Pakistan
The Department of Justice said deportations in Ireland were “highly litigious” with one asylum seeker having to be flown back to Dublin after injunction proceedings began while they were airborne.
The briefing for Ms McEntee, ahead of a meeting of the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Council last autumn, said each charter flight was likely to cost in the region of €350,000 for a long-haul trip. The information paper also spoke of how the deportation process was “highly litigious” and legal challenges could and were being made right up until the point the person departs the state.
The briefing said: “Reasons vary, including pandemic related issues, dysfunctional administrative capacities, and outright unwillingness to cooperate.”
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