Written answers

Wednesday, 13 April 2005

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Deportation Orders

9:00 pm

Paul McGrath (Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of deportation orders granted in each of the past ten years; the number of these which have been fulfilled; the reason for the failure to fulfil and implement the remainder; the status and location of the illegal immigrants against whom deportation orders have not yet been fulfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11383/05]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I refer the Deputy to the reply I gave to Questions Nos. 100 and 712 on Tuesday, 12 April 2005. The following table contains details of the numbers of deportation orders made and effected since the commencement of the Immigration Act 1999 in November, 1999.

Year Deportation orders made Deportation orders effected
1999 101 6
2000 940 187
2001 2,025 365
2002 2,430 521
2003 2,411 590
2004 2,915 599
2005 (to 31 March) 448 74

Prior to the commencement of the Immigration Act 1999, deportation orders were made pursuant to the provisions of Article 13(1) of the Aliens Order 1946. This legislation was found to be unconstitutional by the courts in the Laurentiu case of 1999 and was replaced in November 1999 by the current Immigration Act. Statistics for years prior to 1999 are not readily available, but the number of deportation orders made and effected in those years would have been small.

The status and location of those with deportation orders which have not been effected by the Garda National Immigration Bureau is as set out in my earlier replies referred to above.

I should also say that in the same period, November 1999 to March 2005, 2,580 persons have returned home voluntarily before a final determination was made about their asylum applications or before a decision was made on whether to deport them.

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