Almost 140 EU citizens with criminal convictions subject of a removal order due to potential risk

Department of Justice also confirmed that a total of 11 people detained in Irish prisons have been transferred out of this jurisdiction under the Transfer of Sentenced Persons Act in the past three years.

Almost 140 EU citizens have been the subject of a removal order in the past three years due to the potential risk they pose.

Figures from the Department of Justice show 138 people were the subject of removal orders, signed by ministerial order, across 2019 to 2021, inclusive.