Dara Murphy (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to be clear that I was not referring in any way to a specific case but there are issues around the broader area, of which we are all aware. I reiterate that a person who does not have a right or entitlement to be in the State does not generate such a right by going through a ceremony of marriage. I note what the Deputy has said and I assure him that all relevant issues put forward by the person concerned, or on his behalf, will be fully considered by the Department of Justice and Equality officials before a decision is made on whether to revoke or reaffirm the deportation order. I will also make sure to pass on the note the Deputy has presented here to the Department, but the Deputy may already have done that. I am sure the Deputy will accept that we cannot prejudge the outcome of that process. I thank him particularly for the empathy he has shown to this couple.

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