The reasons for granting temporary leave to remain, as opposed to the making of a deportation order, are varied having regard to the 11 factors which I, as Minister, must consider under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, in reaching a decision in any particular case. It would therefore be wrong to assume that the decision to grant temporary leave to remain in the 45 cases referred to by the Deputy were based solely on existence of an Irish born child. Where legal advisers are engaged by persons served with notices of intention to deport, it is usually for the purpose of making representations on behalf of their clients for leave to remain in the State. One of the 11 factors to be considered by the Minister in determining whether or not to make a deportation order is any representation made by or on behalf of the person. A final decision on the matter is not dependent on whether, in fact, such representations have been made. Thus, statistics are not maintained as to the number of cases where representations for leave to remain have been made, whether made by legal advisers or not.
I indicated in my reply to the Deputy's Question No. 342 of 12 October 2004 that I would send him details of the nationalities of the parents of Irish born children where deportation orders were made and temporary leave to remain was granted. I take the opportunity afforded by this question to provide these statistics directly to the House.
Country of Origin
|
Number of Deportation Orders Signed
|
Number of Temporary Leaves to Remain Granted
|
Nigeria
|
240
|
21
|
Romania
|
54
|
6
|
China
|
19
|
|
Russia
|
1
|
1
|
Armenia
|
2
|
|
Ukraine
|
9
|
2
|
Ghana
|
16
|
|
Cameroon
|
8
|
|
Cyprus
|
1
|
|
Turkey
|
3
|
|
South Africa
|
1
|
1
|
Uganda
|
2
|
|
Kosovo
|
6
|
|
India
|
4
|
|
Kenya
|
9
|
2
|
Israel
|
2
|
|
Belarus
|
2
|
|
Moldova
|
2
|
1
|
Algeria
|
1
|
|
Slovakia
|
|
1
|
Pakistan
|
|
1
|
USA
|
|
1
|
New Zealand
|
|
1
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
1
|
Malaysia
|
|
2
|
Thailand
|
|
2
|
Mongolia
|
|
2
|
Total
|
382
|
45
|
My earlier reply stated that the number of deportation orders signed in respect of parents of Irish born children was 384. The correct figure is 382 as shown in the breakdown above. This was due to a compilation error which is regretted.