Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 October 2004
430 Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of deportations of non-national parents of Irish citizens since the Supreme Court decision of 2003; the number of Irish citizen children who have left the State with their parents as a result of such deportations; and the number of Irish citizen children left behind in the State by their non-national parents as a result of such deportations. [23550/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraStatistics in respect of the number of deportations of non-national parents of Irish born children since the Supreme Court decision in the L&O case in January 2003 are as follows:
|
Month |
Year |
Number of parents of Irish born children deported |
|
February |
2003 |
2 |
|
April |
2003 |
1 |
|
May |
2003 |
4 |
|
July |
2003 |
4 |
|
August |
2003 |
4 |
|
September |
2003 |
1 |
|
October |
2003 |
1 |
|
February |
2004 |
2 |
|
March |
2004 |
4 |
|
April |
2004 |
4 |
|
August |
2004 |
5 |
Statistics are only maintained by my Department in respect of deportation orders made and effected in respect of non-nationals. As Irish born children are not subject to deportation orders, statistics are not available in respect of the numbers of such children who accompanied their non-national parents when they were being deported or, indeed, the number of such children left behind in the State following the deportation of their parents.
