"The deportation of 24 men to Pakistan on a chartered flight on September 23 at an approximate cost of €473,000 worked out at almost €20,000 per person, making it the most expensive deportation flight to date. Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan, who revealed the figure in response to a parliamentary question from Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon this week, said the cost could still rise as the invoicing process was not complete."
"The first chartered deportation flight saw the removal of 32 people to Georgia at a cost of €102,476, working out at €3,302 per person. Another chartered flight to Georgia in May deported 39 people at a cost of €103,751 or €2,660 per person. A return flight to Nigeria in June costing €324,714 facilitated the deportation of 35 individuals, including five children, working out at €9,278 per person."
Four chartered deportation flights occurred this year, with the first three to Georgia and Nigeria costing a combined €530,941 and a September 23 flight to Pakistan costing approximately €473,000. A total of 130 people have been deported on chartered flights so far, while the Garda National Immigration Bureau removed 137 people on commercial airlines. Earlier flights removed 32 and 39 people to Georgia at costs of €102,476 and €103,751 respectively, and a June flight to Nigeria removed 35 people, including five children, at a cost of €324,714. The Pakistan flight deported 24 men at almost €20,000 per person and invoicing may still increase the total. Deportations are costly and complex to enforce; voluntary return programmes exist and enforcement measures have been increased to raise removals.
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