Written answers
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Department of Justice and Equality
Deportation Orders Data
Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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420. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders signed between 1 April 2014 and 30 September 2014, including a breakdown of the nationalities they were issued to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18706/15]
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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A total of 367 Deportation Orders were signed during the period referred to by the Deputy. The top five nationalities were China (65), Sudan (60), Pakistan (18), Nigeria (17) and Mauritius (16).
In order to provide a more complete picture of the situation regarding the expulsion of non-Irish nationals from the State during the period in question, it should be noted that during the same period, 55 Removal Orders were signed in respect of EU nationals, 9 Transfer Orders were signed under the Dublin Regulation and 1,818 persons were refused leave to land in the State at ports of entry.
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