A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Deportation costs €4,500 per person
It costs the State an average of €4,500 for each person deported from Ireland, according to Fine Gael immigration spokesman Denis Naughten, who called for greater EU co-ordination to reduce costs.
Mr Naughten said €1.2 million had been spent deporting 264 people in the past 18 months, including €151,900 for a single deportee in 2008 and €35,888 for another this year. This was unsustainable, he said.
Calling for greater co-ordination he noted EU proposals to agree a list of “safe countries” as part of streamlining the asylum process which he said would make it easier for member states to repatriate illegal immigrants.
Robinson to give Collins address
Former president Mary Robinson will deliver the keynote speech at a ceremony to commemorate the death of Michael Collins at Béal na mBláth next month.
The commemoration event, takes place on August 23rd at 1pm.
TEEU welcomes Coughlan plan
Ms Coughlan yesterday said she would announce the format of the investigation as soon as possible.
However, TEEU general secretary Owen Wills warned the investigation should conclude “within a month” in order to avert a strike by union members.
Man held after gun, drugs find
Gardaí arrested a man after discovering a revolver and cannabis resin at a house on Barry Drive, Finglas in Dublin yesterday evening. A 21-year-old man was last night being detained at Finglas Garda station under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act. A fully-loaded Webley revolver and cannabis resin with a street value of €1,600 were seized in the course of the search.