andMr. McQuillan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who were deported from this country during the past ten years, and the reasons for such action.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers - Deportation and Extradition.
62.
The number of persons deported in the years 1953 to 1962 inclusive is 31.
Generally speaking, a deportation order is made only if an alien who is unacceptable here does not leave voluntarily or cannot be relied on not to return if allowed to leave voluntarily.
63.
andMr. McQuillan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who were extradited to this country in the last fifteen years, their nationalities, the offences with which they were charged, and the countries from which they were extradited.
64.
andMr. McQuillan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who have been extradited from this country in the last ten years, their nationalities, the offences with which they were charged, and the countries to which they were extradited.
65.
andMr. McQuillan asked the Minister for Justice (i) the countries with which Ireland has arrangements for extradition; (ii) whether the facilities for extradition are provided for by way of reciprocal legislation, or international agreement; (iii) by whom proceedings are initiated in the first instance; (iv) to whom a request for extradition from this country is originally addressed; (v) what are the functions of (a) his Department (b) the Gardaí (c) the Courts and (d) Interpol in the matter and (vi) what are the specific offences or grounds on which extradition proceedings may be carried out.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to answer Questions Nos. 63, 64 and 65 together.
As indicated in the Programme of Law Reform, one of the matters on which legislation is being prepared in my Department is extradition. Since 1922 no extradition arrangements have been made with other States. The position in relation to the former United Kingdom treaties on this subject is that some States would be prepared to regard them as operative if we so wished; other States might not. Existing extradition legislation, which is contained in the Extradition Act of 1870 and amending Acts, is not considered wholly satisfactory in present circumstances but a perusal of those Acts will give the procedural details requested by the Deputies.
No person has been extradited from or to this country under these arrangements in the last fifteen years.