Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 146: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason for the proposal to deport a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38380/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned was informed by letter dated 19th November 2008 that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her given that she had no legal basis to remain in the State. She was afforded 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 a Deportation Order or to submit, within 15 working days, written representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why she should not be deported. Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned.

The person concerned is illegally present in the State and, as such, she has no entitlement to work or reside here. Her marital status is also being investigated.

The position in the State of the person concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of 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. All representations submitted will be considered before the file is passed to me for decision. Once a decision has been made, this decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.