Written answers

Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Department of Justice and Equality

Deportation Orders

Photo of Seán HaugheySeán Haughey (Dublin Bay North, Fianna Fail)
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679. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons deported from the State in each of the past five years; the nationality of those deported; the number of applicants granted leave to remain on humanitarian grounds in each of these past five years; the nationalities of those granted leave to remain; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25446/20]

Photo of Helen McEnteeHelen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The figures sought by the Deputy for the full years 2015 to 2019 inclusive are set out in the table below.

-Year 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Total
Deportation Orders effected 251 428 140 163 298 1,280
Discretionary permission to remain granted 1338 573 239 430 310 2,890

In terms of the persons recorded as having been deported in that five year period, the top five nationalities involved were Nigeria, China, Pakistan, Albania and Brazil. Many more persons with a Deportation Order will have left the State on foot of their Order during the period in question but, without a system of exit checks, their departures will not have been formally recorded.

In terms of the persons recorded as having been granted discretionary permission to remain in the State in the same period, following the consideration of their cases under either section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) or section 49 of the International Protection Act 2015, the figures reflected in the table includes all discretionary permission to remain decisions made in that period including those granted on humanitarian grounds.

In terms of the persons recorded as having been granted discretionary permission to remain in the State in that five year period, the top five nationalities were Nigeria, Pakistan, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe.

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