Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 661: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency and family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33151/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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There is no record of an application for family reunification in connection with this Applicant.

The Applicant referred to has permission to remain in the State until the 13 February 2011. Her husband, whom she married on the 17 July 2008, claimed asylum on the 25 April 2005. His application was refused and a Deportation Order was signed in respect of him on the 23 November 2005. An application for revocation of the Deportation Order pursuant to section 3(11) of the Immigration Act, 1999 was submitted on behalf of the Applicant's husband on the 29 September 2008. On the 29 April 2009 I considered all representations on file before determining that the Deportation Order be affirmed. The Applicant's husband was deported on the 29 April 2009.

Judicial Review proceedings were instigated on the 11 June 2009 challenging this decision to affirm the Deportation Order. Accordingly, as this matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further.