Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 464: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a decision to permit a person (details supplied) in County Louth to remain in the State until the birth of their baby; the date on which he will make the decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21587/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned and her daughter arrived in the State on 14 March, 2003 and claimed asylum. Their application was refused following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.

The person concerned was informed by letter dated 19 August, 2004 that the Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of her and her daughter and afforded them three options in accordance with Section 3 (3) (b) (ii) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended) namely to leave the State voluntarily, to consent to the making of Deportation Orders or to submit, within 15 working days, written representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why they should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State i.e. why they should not be deported.

Their case was examined under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), and Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) on the Prohibition of Refoulement. Consideration was given to all representations submitted on their behalf for permission to remain temporarily in the State. On 11 July, 2007 I refused permission to remain temporarily in the State and instead signed Deportation Orders in respect of the person concerned and her daughter. Notice of these Orders was served by registered post requiring the person concerned to present herself and her daughter to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), on 23 August, 2007, in order to make travel arrangements for their deportation from the State. She presented as required and was given further presentation dates which she kept. She is due to present again on 24 October 2007 at Dundalk Garda Station.

The effect of the Deportation Orders is that the persons concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter outside the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Orders remains an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. Consequently any inquiries requesting a postponement of the enforcement process should be directed to that agency.