Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín says the government has no way to track if people leave or not.
Only 98 of the 1,792 deportation orders issued this year have been enforced.
The Minister for Justice released the figures yesterday, showing an increase of 140% in the number of orders issued year on year.
However, Helen McEntee has previously admitted she cannot confirm whether the 648 voluntary deportations have left the country.
Aontú leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín says the government has no way to track if people leave or not:
Deputy Tóibín says "It is clear that the Minister for Justice and the government has been asleep at the wheel on this issue for many years. This has put enormous pressure on the accommodation system and it has also sent out the message internationally that Ireland has an incredibly slow asylum processing system and even if you fail it you will most likely not be deported."
The Table below details the number of arrival passengers, the number of persons who been refused permission to land in the State and the number of persons who have arrived without documentation in Dublin Airport between 2020 to 30 September 2024.
The table below details the number of persons who have been refused permission to land by An Garda Síochána at other ports of entry between 2020 to 30 September 2024. This includes persons who have been refused permission to land as they were not in possession of a valid passport or other equivalent document.
*to 30 September 2024
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