Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 1170: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 will be granted residency to remain here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1782/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person concerned, a Romanian national, arrived in the State on 27 May 1997 and applied for asylum. He withdrew his asylum application and lodged an application based on the parentage of a child born in the State. He was notified that his application for permission to remain in the State was refused because he did not form part of a family unit within the State with the child concerned or the child's mother. Subsequently, in accordance with section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, the person concerned was informed on 18 October 2001 that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of him. Following consideration of the person's case file and representations submitted on his behalf, a deportation order was signed in respect of him on 2 August 2002.

Following judicial review proceedings in relation to this deportation order, it was revoked on 13 June 2003. Fresh representations will be requested from the person concerned and these will be considered in conjunction with representations previously received. When this is done, the individual's file will be passed to me for consideration.