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EU FIGURES SHOW RATE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN IRELAND IS 10 TIMES THE EU AVERAGE

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They represent 28.9 illegal third country nationals per 1,000 Irish inhabitants
– the highest per capita rate among the 27 EU member states where the average
was 2.8 per 1,000 citizens.
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New EU figures raise fresh questions about the Government’s enforcement of
immigration legislation as they reveal Ireland had proportionately the highest
number of non-EU citizens found to be illegally present in an EU country last
year.

Figures published by the European Commission show the rate of illegal immigrants
recorded in the Republic in 2023 in relation to population was over 10 times the
EU average.

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A total of 1,485 non-EU nationals were found to be illegally present in Ireland
last year – an annual increase of 20 per cent.





They represent 28.9 illegal third country nationals per 1,000 Irish inhabitants
– the highest per capita rate among the 27 EU member states where the average
was 2.8 per 1,000 citizens.

Official EU data on enforcement of immigration legislation in 2023 also shows
that Ireland had the second-lowest number of non-EU nationals deported after
being issued with an order to leave.

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At the same time, it also reveals that Ireland had the 4th highest number of
non-EU nationals being refused entry within the EU with 7,405 individuals turned
back at entry points to the Republic.

Although the number of migrants found to be illegally in the Republic last year
represents just 0.1 per cent of over 1.26 million individuals found to be
illegally present across the EU, the high proportion relative to population
means immigration is likely to remain one of the key issues in next month’s
local and European elections in Ireland.

Last month, the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee admitted that the level of
deportations of people who had been denied permission to remain in Ireland was
“not where we want to be in terms of physically removing people.”

The minister’s comments were made against a background where fewer than 100
people out of almost 7,300 who were refused asylum since the start of 2023 were
returned to another country.

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The latest EU figures show that 17,510 non-EU nationals have been detected as
being illegally present in Ireland over the past decade with 10,875 ordered to
leave. However, only 2,795 were deported over the same period after being issued
with an order to leave.

Across the EU, citizens from Syria accounted for one in five of all people found
to be illegally present in the EU in 2023.

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Other countries which were the main source of non-EU nationals illegally within
the EU last year were Afghanistan, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria and Ukraine.

In contrast, the largest number of immigrants found to be illegally in Ireland
last year came from Georgia (270), Brazil (240), Pakistan (190) and Albania
(185).

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The latest figures show that immigration officials ordered 1,065 people to leave
Ireland in 2023 – up 69 per cent on the previous year and the highest annual
total since 2019.

However, they also reveal that just 290 non-EU nationals were deported from
Ireland last year – the second-lowest total among the 27 EU member states after
Luxembourg with 265.

Citizens from Brazil, Georgia and South Africa accounted for approximately half
of all individuals deported from the Republic in 2023.

Almost 484,000 non-EU citizens were ordered to leave the EU last year – up four
per cent approximately on 2022 figures with nationals from Morocco, Algeria and
Afghanistan accounting for the highest numbers.

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The latest figures also show 7,405 non-EU citizens were prevented from entering
the Republic last year.

It was the 4th highest number among EU member states with only Poland, Hungary
and Croatia refusing a higher number of non-EU nationals.

Official figures show that just 3.3 per cent of those refused entry by Irish
immigration officials were stopped at border crossings from Northern Ireland.

Georgia (610), South Africa (605) and Somalia (580) were the main countries of
origin for non-EU nationals prevented from entering Ireland in 2023.

Immigration data shows 58% were refused entry for having no valid travel
documents, while 33 per cent were found to have either a false visa or residence
permit.

A total of 65 individuals were refused entry to Ireland on the basis they were
classified as “a public threat”, while an alert had been issued in relation to
another 10 cases.

Overall, the number of third country nationals refused entry across the EU last
year was down 16.5 per cent on 2022 figures to just under 119,000 with citizens
from Ukraine, Albania, Moldova, Russia and Turkey accounting for almost half of
the total.

The European Commission said almost 50% of refusal of entry in EU countries
resulted from the absence of a valid visa or residence permit or for no
justified purpose or conditions of stay.

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