Written answers
Wednesday, 8 October 2008
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Immigration Issues
9:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 262: 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. [34141/08]
Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The table shows the number of people refused leave to land pursuant to the provisions of Immigration Act, 2004, at Ports of Entry to the State for 2003 — 2008. The figures provided detail the number of persons Refused Leave to Land who were removed from the State and those who, having been identified as persons who should otherwise be Refused Leave to Land, made an application pursuant to Refugee Act, 1996, and were consequently permitted entry to the State for the purpose of pursuing such applications:
| Year | No of persons removed | No. of persons who made application for asylum | Total |
| 2008* | 2,998 | 163 | 3,161 |
| 2007 | 5,854 | 477 | 6,331 |
| 2006 | 5,366 | 519 | 5,885 |
| 2005 | 4,433 | 460 | 4,893 |
| 2004 | 4,477 | 440 | 4,917 |
| 2003 | 4,827 | 1,061 | 5,888 |
| *Up to 31 July, 2008. |
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