State repatriates 285 destitute foreign nationals

The Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) last year spent €60,252 flying destitute foreign nationals home from Ireland.

That is according to the RIA’s 2014 annual report that shows that the agency spent a further €27,000 on ‘nappies and miscellaneous’ for asylum seekers living in 34 direct provision accommodation centres across the country.

In relation to the numbers flown home by the RIA last year, the figures show that the agency assisted in the voluntary repatriation of 285 people, with 70% of those being Romanian.