€3.1m spent on deportation flights for 367 non-nationals in 2025
The Department of Justice spent €3.17 million on deportation flights last year as it reintroduced charter flights for mass deportations as part of a stronger stance on failed asylum applications. The details were provided in a letter from the end of March, seen by the Currency, sent to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) from Oonagh McPhillips, the secretary general in the department. McPhillips was responding to a request for further details from committee members about the costs of the flights following an appearance before the powerful committee in February. Since becoming justice minister last year, Jim O’Callaghan has taken a tougher…
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