Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 158: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the procedures and protocols in place to allow gardaí or the Courts to refer cases to his Department for consideration of an expulsion under Regulation 20 of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 and 2008; the number of such cases referred by gardaí to his Department in each of the years 2006, 2007, 2008 and to date in 2009; the corresponding figures for the Courts Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21749/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 were transposed into Irish Law under S.I. No 656 of 2006 and came into force on 1 January 2007.

Requests for Removal Orders in accordance with Regulation 20 are made to my Department by An Garda Síochána and not directly by the Courts Service.

Each application made to my Department for the issuance of a Removal Order in respect of an EU citizen must be made in writing, setting out the background to the application.

No such applications were made in 2006 as the Regulations did not come into force until 1st January 2007.

In 2007 there were 118 applications, 190 in 2008, and 152 in 2009 (up to 22nd May).