Finian McGrath
Question:91 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 9 June 2010, if non-nationals who overstay the duration of permission are now being subjected to criminal processes as opposed to being dealt with by way of the civil deportation procedure under the Immigration Act 1999; if he will supply, in tabular form, the number of persons who were prosecuted on the sole basis of overstaying the duration of a permission for each of the past six years; the number of convictions secured and sentence imposed; the number of such convictions overturned on appeal; if any of these cases gave rise to proceeding in the High Court and if so the outcome of such proceedings; the provisions that are in place to provide such non-nationals with legal aid and the cost of such services for each of the past six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44335/10]
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