Deportation orders this year double number of departures of failed asylum seekers, figures show

Junior immigration minister Colm Brophy confirmed 344 people had been the subject of an 'enforced deportation'

Some 267 people have been detained in prison so far this year prior to deportation. Of this group, just 28 had criminal convictions. File picture: Dan Linehan

There have been more than double the number of deportation orders signed this year than confirmed departures from the State by failed asylum seekers.

Junior immigration minister Colm Brophy has also confirmed just 28 of 267 people detained in prison before being deported from the State had criminal convictions.