Written answers

Tuesday, 16 May 2006

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Illegal Immigrants

9:00 pm

Photo of Ciarán CuffeCiarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)
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Question 409: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of people who have been refused permission to land here having arrived by plane or ship in each of the past five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18102/06]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the tabular statement below.

Year No. of persons refused leave to land
2002 6,267
2003 5,901
2004 4,940
2005 4,893
2006 (30.04.06) 1,786

Also included in the table are figures relating to numbers refused at land borders, i.e. land border with Northern Ireland.

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