Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 3 Dec 2002

Vol. 558 No. 4

Written Answers. - Asylum Applications.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

373 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the percentages of failed asylum claims by country or origin for each year for the past ten years. [24631/02]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

The information sought by the Deputy, in so far as it is readily available, in respect of the period 1995 to date, is contained in the following tabular statements. No detailed statistics are available for the period 1992 to 1994.

Table 1

% Asylum Applications by Country of Origin refused at First Instance 1996-2000

Country	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Afghanistan	0	0	0	0	0
Albania	0	1	0	0	0

Country	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Algeria	0	3	7	6	4
America	0	0	0	0	0
Angola	0	5	0	3	2
Armenia	0	0	0	0	0
Azerbaijan	0	1	0	0	0
Bahrain	0	0	0	0	0
Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0
Belarus	0	0	0	1	1
Belgium	0	0	0	0	0
Belize	0	0	0	0	0
Benin	0	0	0	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	1	0	0	0
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	2
Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0
Burundi	0	0	0	0	0
Cambodia	0	0	0	0	0
Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0
Central African Republic	0	0	0	0	0
Chad	0	0	0	0	0
Chechnya	0	0	0	0	0
China	10	0	0	0	0
Colombia	0	0	0	0	0
Congo	0	0	0	1	0
Croatia	0	0	0	0	0
Cuba	0	12	0	0	0
Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	2
DR of Congo/Zaire	1	2	19	7	3
Ecuador	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	1	0	0
Eritrea	0	0	0	0	0
Estonia	0	0	0	0	0
Ethiopia	0	0	0	0	0
Gabon	0	0	0	0	0
Gambia	0	1	0	0	0
Georgia	0	0	0	0	0
Germany	0	0	0	0	0
Ghana	0	0	0	0	0
Guatemala	0	0	0	0	0
Guinea	0	0	0	0	0
Hungary	0	0	0	0	0
India	0	0	0	0	0
Indonesia	0	0	0	0	0
Iran	0	1	0	0	0
Iraq	0	1	2	1	1
Israel	0	0	0	0	0
Italy	0	0	0	0	0
Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0
Jamaica	0	0	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan	0	0	0	0	0
Kazakstan	0	0	0	0	0
Kenya	0	2	0	0	0
Kosovo	0	1	2	2	3
Kuwait	0	0	0	0	0
Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	7	3	0	0	0
Lebanon	3	0	0	0	0
Lesotho	0	0	0	0	0
Liberia	0	0	2	0	0
Libya	0	0	2	3	1
Lithuania	0	0	0	0	1
Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0
Malaysia	0	0	0	0	0
Malawi	0	0	0	0	0
Mali	0	0	0	0	0
Mauritania	0	0	0	0	0
Mauritius	0	0	0	0	0
Moldova	0	0	0	1	4
Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0
Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0
Morocco	0	0	0	0	0
Niger	0	0	0	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	16	29	24
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0

Country	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Pakistan	0	0	0	1	1
Palestine	0	0	0	0	0
Panama	0	0	0	0	0
Peru	0	0	0	0	0
Philippines	0	0	0	0	0
Poland	0	0	0	1	6
Qatar	0	0	0	0	0
Romania	15	16	25	23	27
Russia	1	5	1	3	2
Rwanda	1	0	0	1	0
Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0
Serbia	0	0	0	0	0
Senegal	0	0	0	0	0
Sierra Leone	1	0	0	2	2
Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0
Somalia	0	1	7	3	2
South Africa	0	0	0	0	1
Spain	0	0	0	0	0
Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0

Country	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Stateless	0	0	0	0	0
Sudan	1	0	0	0	0
Syria	0	0	0	0	0
Tajikistan	0	0	0	1	0
Tanzania	0	0	0	0	0
Thailand	0	0	0	0	0
Togo	0	0	0	0	0
Trinidad	0	0	0	0	0
Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0
Turkey	1	0	0	0	0
Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0
Uganda	0	0	0	0	0
Ukraine	1	1	2	1	2
United Kingdom	0	0	0	0	0
Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0
Vietnam	0	0	0	0	0
Yemen	0	0	0	0	0
Yugoslavia	0	0	0	0	0
Zambia	0	0	0	0	0
Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0

Table 2

% Asylum Applications by Country of Origin refused at Appeal Stage – Substantive Cases 1995-2000

Nationality	1995% Refused	1996% Refused	1997% Refused	1998% Refused	1999% Refused	2000% Refused
Afghanistan	0	0	0	0	0	33
Albania	0	0	0	100	33	50
Algeria	0	0	0	79	53	66
America	0	0	0	0	0	0
Angola	0	0	0	0	74	41
Armenia	0	0	0	100	0	0
Azerbaijan	0	0	0	100	0	0
Bahrain	0	0	0	0	0	100
Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	0
Belarus	0	0	0	100	0	47
Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0
Benin	0	0	0	0	100	0
Bosnia	0	0	0	100	0	100
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgaria	0	0	0	100	100	100
Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0	0
Burundi	0	0	0	0	0	100
Cambodia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameroon	0	0	0	0	75	100
Central African Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chad	0	0	0	0	0	0
China	0	0	0	67	100	100
Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Congo	0	0	0	0	100	75
Croatia	0	0	0	50	0	0
Cuba	0	0	0	88	100	0
Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0
DR Congo	0	0	0	86	66	58
Ecuador	0	0	0	0	100	0
Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	100
Eritrea	0	0	0	0	0	0
Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ethiopia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabon	0	0	0	100	0	0
Gambia	0	0	0	100	100	0
Georgia	0	0	0	100	0	0
Ghana	0	0	0	100	100	100
Guinea	0	0	0	0	100	33
Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	100
India	0	0	0	0	100	75
Iran	0	0	0	100	0	0
Iraq	0	0		0	4	25
Israel	0	0	0	0	100	0
Ivory Coast	0	0	0	100	100	100
Jamaica	0	0	0	0	0	0

Nationality	1995% Refused	1996% Refused	1997% Refused	1998% Refused	1999% Refused	2000% Refused
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kazakhstan	0	0	0	100	0	0
Kenya	0	0	0	0	100	100
Kosovo	0	0	0	50	13	78
Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvia	0	0	0	100	0	100
Lebanon	0	0	0	100	83	43
Liberia	0	0	0	64	86	0
Libya	0	0	0	100	40	31
Lithuania	0	0	0	0	100	100
Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malaysia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malawi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mauritania	0	0	0	0	100	0
Moldova	0	0	0	100	100	57
Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0
Morocco	0	0	0	100	0	100
Niger	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	0	100	94	94
North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pakistan	0	0	0	0	100	70
Palestine	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0
Peru	0	0	0	0	0	0
Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0
Poland	0	0	0	0	0	95
Romania	100	0	0	81	74	94
Russia	0	0	0	100	58	52
Rwanda	0	0	0	100	43	20
Senegal	0	0	0	0	50	0
Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sierra Leone	0	0	0	100	0	83
Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	75
Somalia	0	0	0	77	29	45
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	67
Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stateless	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	40
Syria	0	0	0	0	0	67
Tajikistan	0	0	0	0	100	63
Tanzania	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0
Togo	0	0	0	0	0	100
Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	67
Turkey	0	0	0	100	0	50
Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ukraine	0	0	0	100	77	63
United Kingdom	0	0	0	0	0	0
Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	22
Vietnam	0	0	0	100	20	100
Yemen	0	0	0	0	0	50
Yugoslavia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zaire	0	0	0	88	70	53
Zambia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table 3

% Asylum Applications by Country of Origin Refused at Appeal Stage – Manifestly Unfounded Cases 1998-2000

Nationality	1998% Refused	1999% Refused	2000% Refused
Afghanistan	0	0	0
Albania	0	0	100
Algeria	67	100	88
America	0	0	100
Angola	0	0	67
Armenia	0	0	0
Azerbaijan	0	0	0
Bahrain	0	0	0
Bangladesh	0	0	100
Belarus	0	0	67
Belgium	0	0	0
Benin	0	0	0
Bosnia	0	0	0
Brazil	0	0	89
Bulgaria	0	0	0
Burkina Faso	0	0	0
Burundi	0	0	0
Cambodia	0	0	100
Cameroon	0	0	100
Central AfricanRepublic	0	0	0
Chad	0	0	0
China	0	0	0
Colombia	0	0	0
Congo	0	0	0
Croatia	0	0	0
Cuba	100	0	0
Czech Republic	0	0	0
DR Congo	0	0	0
Ecuador	0	0	0
Egypt	0	0	0
Eritrea	0	0	0
Estonia	0	0	0
Ethiopia	0	0	0
Gabon	0	0	100
Gambia	0	0	100
Georgia	0	0	0
Ghana	0	0	100
Guinea	0	0	100
Hungary	0	0	0
India	0	0	0
Iran	0	0	0
Iraq	0	0	100
Israel	0	0	100
Ivory Coast	0	0	0
Jamaica	0	0	0
Japan	0	0	100
Jordan	0	0	60
Kazakhstan	0	0	71
Kenya	0	0	0
Kosovo	0	0	86
Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0
Latvia	0	0	0
Lebanon	0	0	0
Liberia	0	0	100
Libya	0	0	0
Lithuania	0	0	0
Macedonia	0	0	100
Malaysia	0	0	0
Mali	0	0	0
Malawi	0	0	69
Mauritania	0	0	0
Moldova	0	0	0
Mongolia	0	0	0
Montenegro	0	0	0
Morocco	56	100	93
Niger	0	0	0
Nigeria	0	0	100
North Korea	0	100	0
Pakistan	0	0	0
Palestine	0	0	0

Nationality	1998% Refused	1999% Refused	2000% Refused
Panama	0	0	0
Peru	0	0	95
Philippines	50	75	94
Poland	0	0	94
Romania	0	0	0
Russia	0	0	0
Rwanda	0	0	0
Senegal	0	100	67
Serbia	0	0	100
Sierra Leone	0	0	100
Slovakia	0	0	86
Somalia	0	0	0
South Africa	0	0	0
Sri Lanka	0	0	0
Stateless	0	0	0
Sudan	0	0	0
Syria	0	0	0
Tajikistan	0	0	0
Tanzania	0	0	0
Thailand	0	0	0
Togo	0	0	0
Tunisia	0	0	50
Turkey	0	0	88
Uganda	0	0	100
Ukraine	0	0	0
United Kingdom	0	0	0
Uzbekistan	0	0	0
Vietnam	0	0	0
Yemen	0	0	0
Yugoslavia	0	0	0
Zaire	0	0	33
Zambia	0	0	0
Zimbabwe	0	0	0

Note: The manifestly unfounded process commenced in 1998.

Table 4

Asylum Applications Refused by Country of Origin (First Instance and Appeals) January-December 2001

Country	% Refused
Afghanistan	62.50
Albania	86.49
Algeria	86.76
Angola	50.00
Azerbaijan	0.00
Armenia	66.66
Bangladesh	50.00
Belarus	91.30
Bosnia	100.00
Bulgaria	80.65
Burkina Faso	100.00
Burundi	57.14
Cameroon	53.57
C.A Republic	0.00
Chad	100.00
China	66.66
Congo	50.00
Cuba	100.00
Croatia	21.05
Czech Republic	78.15
DR Congo	59.39
Egypt	87.50
Eritrea	42.86
Estonia	100.00
Gabon	100.00
Ethiopia	75.00
Gambia	87.50
Georgia	73.08
Ghana	82.35
Guinea	66.66

Country	% Refused
Hungary	100.00
Guinea-Bissau	100.00
India	100.00
Iran	36.36
Iraq	35.96
Ivory Coast	85.19
Jordan	100.00
Kzakhastan	31.25
Kenya	83.33
Kuwait	0.00
Kosovo	70.90
Latvia	100.00
Lebanon	100.00
Liberia	88.89
Libya	55.41
Malawi	100.00
Macedona	100.00
Maurtania	100.00
Lithuania	100.00
Moldova	91.11
Montengro	100.00
Morocco	88.89
Niger	100.00
Nigeria	92.94
Palastine	90.91
Pakistan	81.82
Philippines	100.00
Poland	97.81
Romania	96.33
Rwanda	73.33
Russia	79.66
Serbia	50.00
Slovakia	100.00
Sierra Leone	77.45
Somalia	58.96
South Africa	100.00
Sri Lanka	85.71
Sudan	78.05
Syria	40.00
Tajikistan	62.50
Thailand	100.00
Tanzania	36.36
Togo	50.00
Turkmenistan	100.00
Turkey	66.66
Uganda	83.33
Ukraine	85.42
Uzbekistan	100.00
Vietnam	100.00
Yugoslavia	69.23
Zaire	88.89
Zambia	50.00
Zimbabwe	100.00

Table 5

Asylum Applications percentage refusals by Country of Origin January-end October 2002

Country	% Refused
Afghanistan	76.1
Albania	71.43
Algeria	80
America	100
Angola	33.33
Azerbaijan	0
Armenia	76.92
Bangladesh	33.33
Belguim	100
Belarus	71.01
Benin	66.66
Bhutan	0

Country	% Refused
Bosnia	50
Brazil	100
Bulgaria	93.55
Burundi	50
Burkina Faso	82.76
Cambodia	100
Burundi	75
Cameroon	59.49
Chad	0
China	75
Columbia	100
Congo	56.41
Croatia	46.3
C.A Republic	0
Cuba	0
Czech Republic	77.07
DR Congo	41.31
Ecuador	100
Egypt	80
Eritrea	66.66
Estonia	100
Gabon	0
Ethiopia	22.22
Gambia	91.3
Georgia	70.37
Ghana	84.48
Guinea	33.33
Guinea-Bissau	0
Hungary	0
India	92.86
Iran	31.25
Iraq	36.25
Israel	100
Ivory Coast	84.48
Jamaica	100
Japan	0
Jordan	33.33
Kzakhastan	68
Kenya	68.57
Kosovo	69.51
Kyrgystan	100
Latvia	87.76
Lebanon	70
Liberia	36.36
Libya	64.79
Lithuania	92.19
Macedonia	100
Malawi	100
Maritus	100
Moldova	85.42
Montengro	0
Mongolia	100
Morocco	100
Mauritania	100
Niger	0
Nigeria	92.2
North Korea	0
Pakistan	64.91
Palestine	0
Peru	100
Philippines	0
Poland	83.54
Romania	91.71
Rwanda	32.35
Russia	71.6
Saudi Arabia	0
Serbia	60.87
Sierra Leone	82.78
Slovakia	62.07
Stateless	86.67
Somalia	50.67
South Africa	91.75
Sri Lanka	90.91
Sudan	55.88
Swaziland	0

Country	% Refused
Syria	33.33
Tajikistan	100
Tanzania	33.33
Thailand	0
Togo	24
Tunisia	100
Turkey	63.64
Uganda	8.33
Ukraine	79.62
Uzbekistan	84.21
Vietnam	0
Yugoslavia	79.17
Zaire	100
Zambia	80
Zimbabwe	25

Note: All negative decisions at appeals stage would have arisen from negative decisions at first instance.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

374 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of cases over the past five years in which a private plane has been chartered in order to deport individuals from this State; the reasons a private charter is ordered for deportations; the total number of such private charter deportations which have taken place; and the countries to which private charter deportations have taken place. [24632/02]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

My Department hired three chartered flights in 2002 for the purpose of deporting persons from the State to their countries of origin. The first took place to Algeria in January and the other two to Nigeria in March and November. There were no chartered flights in any previous years. In reply to the remainder of the question, I would refer the Deputy to my oral reply in the Dáil on 27 November 2002, reference. No. 23702, which sets out the reasons why chartered flights were required in these cases.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Question:

375 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Government has a mechanism to track the post-deportation outcomes for those individuals who have claimed asylum here and who have subsequently been deported to their home state; if so, the mechanism, or mechanisms in place; if not, his plans to develop such a mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24633/02]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

The Government has no mechanism to track the post-deportation outcomes for those individuals refused refugee status in the State and who have subsequently been deported to their country of origin. No information is available regarding the circumstances of such persons after their deportation. There are no plans to develop such a mechanism. However careful consideration is given beforehand to each individual case in accordance with the provisions of the Immigration Act, 1999. That Act requires that before I make a deportation order in respect of a person I must consider a range of 11 personal circumstances, including the age of the person, the duration of their residence in the State, the family and domestic situation, humanitarian considerations and any representations made by the person or on their behalf. Furthermore, section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996, must be considered in every case. This provides for a prohibition of refoulement where it is considered unsafe to return persons. I have extensive and up to date country of origin information available to me which is consulted in determining the safety of returning individuals.