Máire Hoctor (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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Question 307: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the proposed deportation of persons (details supplied) to Nigeria; and if the plans for their proposed repatriation will go ahead. [3467/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person referred to by the Deputy and her two children entered the State in January 2005 and applied for declarations of refugee status. Following consideration of their claims by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, they were refused refugee status and deportation orders were signed in respect of them on 23 November 2005. Judicial review proceedings challenging the deportation orders were instituted on 13 January 2006 and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further on the matter.