Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 246: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the request from the students council, staff members and parent teacher association of a school to allow a person (details supplied) to remain here. [5837/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The case to which the Deputy refers is the subject of a well defined statutory process which is set out in section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999. That process requires me as Minister, in determining whether to make a deportation order in relation to a person, to consider a range of factors including any representations duly made on behalf of that person. As a consequence I assure the Deputy that the representations to which he refers, together, of course, with other relevant representations and issues, will be taken into account by me in making a decision.