Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 296: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons refused permission to enter Ireland for the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011. [39010/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Section 4 of the Immigration Act, 2004, empowers an immigration officer, on behalf of the Minister, to authorise a non-national to land or be in the State. Sub-section (3) of Section 4 enumerates, the circumstances which an immigration officer may, on behalf of the Minister, have regard to in refusing to give such authorisation. The number of non-nationals refused permission to enter Ireland for 2011 (up to end of November) was 2,538. The figures for the years 2008 – 2010 (as outlined in response to PQ Number 242 of 19th April last) were 5,390, 3,857 and 3,031 respectively.