Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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1042. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who were refused permission to land at Dublin airport by nationality in the first quarter of 2023, in tabular form. [18249/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for frontline immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. Other ports of entry are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB).

The State has a duty to protect its borders and following examination, ensure that all arriving passengers are entitled to enter the State. This is a fundamental exercise of State sovereignty, which is necessary to protect the security of the State and to prevent illegal immigration. The exercise of powers in this area is at all times subject to the law and to respect for individual rights.

The below table shows the number of passengers, by Nationality, who were refused leave to land at Dublin Airport in accordance with Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004 in Q1 2023.