The nine men, 18 women and 15 children, who were all part of family units, left Dublin on a specially chartered flight on Thursday afternoon.

There were just over 3,000 international protection applications between January and March of this year

In 2024, 1,116 people departed from the State under various mechanisms, and this was an increase of 252 per cent on the 2023 total of 317.

The five people who were subjected to deportation orders were arrested in Dublin.