Some asylum-seekers 'non-returnable' to country of origin, Government paper shows

Document said there were also cases where a person was refused the right of residency in Ireland but where there would be other significant challenges in seeking to remove them.

A Government briefing on deportation policy said some people were “non-returnable” to their country of origin due to serious mental health issues or an inability to determine their nationality.

The discussion paper also detailed how removals of whole families from Ireland rarely took place and any attempt to do so generally attracted “negative publicity and political comment”.