International Protection Act 2026

Requirements on person subject of return decision

222. (1) Subject to Chapter 2, an immigration officer or a member of An Garda Síochána may, for the purpose of facilitating the removal from the State or return of a person the subject of a return decision under this Chapter that is in effect, by notice in writing require the person to do one or more than one of the following:

(a) present (either in person or electronically) to an immigration officer or a member of An Garda Síochána at such date, time and, where in person, place, as may be specified in the notice;

(b) where, and only for so long as, it is reasonably necessary to facilitate the removal from the State or return of the person, surrender the person’s passport and any other travel document that the person holds;

(c) cooperate in any way necessary to enable an immigration officer or a member of An Garda Síochána to obtain a passport or other travel document, travel ticket or other document required for the purpose of such removal from the State or return;

(d) reside or remain in a particular place in the State pending the person’s removal from the State or return.

(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall be in a language that the person understands or may reasonably be supposed to understand.

(3) A person to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) shall comply with the notice.