Clare Daly
Question:258. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 122, 124, 125 and 127 of 7 December 2017, if the information requested will be provided. [8787/18]
View answerTuesday, 20 February 2018
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In the Parliamentary Questions referred to, the Deputy sought information regarding Operation Gull dating back to 2008, as well as statistics relating to detentions, refusals of leave to land, and deportations.
In my original responses, I committed to exploring this matter further, and to getting in touch with you again.
It remains the case that An Garda Síochána have advised that gathering much of the data you have requested would require the expenditure of a disproportionate and inordinate amount of Garda resources and time. However, it has been possible to collate the following data relating to the top 10 nationalities refused permission to enter the State and the numbers for each of those 10 nationalities, overall numbers deported and the numbers transferred to another Member State under the Dublin Regulations.
Persons Refused Leave to Land (RLTL) for the years 2015, 2016 & up to 1st September 2017.
|
Ref No. |
Nationality |
2015 |
2016 |
1st Sep-17 |
Total |
|
1 |
Brazilian |
360 |
509 |
280 |
1149 |
|
2 |
Albanian |
336 |
429 |
247 |
1012 |
|
3 |
South African |
293 |
302 |
146 |
741 |
|
4 |
Pakistani |
217 |
176 |
76 |
469 |
|
5 |
Chinese |
180 |
109 |
48 |
337 |
|
6 |
American |
176 |
257 |
129 |
562 |
|
7 |
Nigerian |
159 |
118 |
52 |
329 |
|
8 |
Afghan |
143 |
175 |
68 |
386 |
|
9 |
Malawian |
134 |
17 |
4 |
155 |
|
10 |
Unknown** |
127 |
127 |
98 |
352 |
|
Totals |
- |
2125 |
2219 |
1148 |
5492 |
** Persons who were Refused leave to land, but confirmation of the country of origin could not be established.
Deportation & Transfer Orders successfully executed for the years 2015, 2016 & up to 1st September 2017
|
Year |
Deportations* |
Transfers |
|
2015 |
251 |
19 |
|
2016 |
428 |
42 |
|
2017 |
140 |
56 |
* Figures for deportations include those who left of their own volition.
I have referred this follow-up response to An Garda Síochána so that any further information they may have relevant to these matters can be provided by direct reply.