At least three Irish citizens were issued deportation orders from EU countries in the last two years, according to new figures.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided consular assistance to Irish citizens in two deportation cases within EU member states in 2024 and one in 2025.
Speaking to RTÉ's This Week programme, a spokesperson for the Department said it does not comment on individual cases in order to protect the identity of the citizen receiving consular assistance.
For the same reason, the country from which the deportation order was issued was also not disclosed.
The Department of Justice announced two weeks ago that 33 Polish and Lithuanian citizens were removed from the State on grounds of criminality.
The deportation orders were made in accordance with the Free Movement Directive.
In 2025, 56 individuals were removed from Ireland under the Free Movement Directive.
Although EU citizens have the right to live and work in Ireland under the Free Movement Directive, a member state's Ministry for Justice can issue orders for the removal and exclusion of an EU citizen or their family member who represents "a danger to public policy, public security or public health".
The Department of Foreign Affairs does not collect data on the number of Irish citizens in other EU member states who may have been issued a deportation order under the Free Movement Directive.
It was reported earlier this week that the number of Irish citizens seeking consular assistance about deportation from the US increased by 330% last year - from 15 in 2024 to 65 last year.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Neale Richmond said one person has sought consular assistance from his department so far this year.
