Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 June 2012
154 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make inquiries with the immigration authorities in the USA, Australia and Canada regarding the number of Irish citizens that were deported from those jurisdictions between 2007 and 2011 inclusive; if he will provide the details of same; and if those figures can be broken down into criminal and immigration related offences. [30845/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn respect of the United States, the following are the relevant statistics based on information made available by the US Department of Homeland Security:
|
Federal Year(October-September) |
Total |
Criminal |
Non-Criminal |
|
2007 |
57 |
20 |
37 |
|
2008 |
79 |
19 |
60 |
|
2009 |
129 |
19 |
110 |
|
2010 |
103 |
20 |
83 |
|
2011 (provisional figures) |
67 |
30 |
37 |
The figures for 2011 are provisional as the final figures will be made available in the Department of Homeland Security's 2011 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics which has not yet issued.
Our Embassies in Ottawa and Canberra have requested this information from the Canadian and Australian authorities respectively and are awaiting responses. Once the information is received, I will arrange for it to be forwarded to the Deputy's office.
