Written answers

Tuesday, 20 May 2008

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Residency Permits

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael D HigginsMichael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 519: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for permission to remain on humanitarian grounds of a person (details supplied) who came here from Cameroon in 2001 and whose two children are here since 2003, one of whom is sitting their leaving certificate examination in 2008. [19454/08]

Photo of Dermot AhernDermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned arrived in the State on 13 February 2001 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 23 August 2002, that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a deportation order or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why she should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State. Representations were submitted on behalf of the person concerned. The person concerned was subsequently joined in the State by her two minor children who were then included in her asylum claim.

Following consideration of the case of the person concerned, under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended), as an exceptional measure and subject to certain stated conditions, the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for a period of one year, to 11 May 2009. This decision was conveyed to the person concerned by letter dated 14 May 2008. This decision applies equally to the two dependent children of the person concerned.

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