Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 182: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on the judgment of the Supreme Court given on 1 May 2008 rejecting an attempt by him to uphold deportation orders against the parents of two children born here before 1 January 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21089/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have noted the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case to which the Deputy refers. The Court has set out useful guidelines on how the position of an Irish citizen child, whose parents are being considered for deportation, should be considered.

As it happens, my Department's current practices in this area are broadly in line with the guidelines set out by the Court. Accordingly, the judgment has not had any significant implications in relation to the way that these types of cases are currently considered in my Department. Any technical changes needed to bring our procedures fully into line with the requirements, as set out in the Supreme Court judgment, are currently being implemented in my Department.