Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedures undertaken to date in the matter of determination of residency and naturalisation in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19438/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the first named person referred to by the Deputy has no application pending for residency or naturalisation. The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 20 April 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of his asylum claim and his application for subsidiary protection, and a detailed examination of the representations he submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended).

However, if new information or circumstances have come to light, which have a direct bearing on their case and which have arisen since the original Deportation Orders was made, there remains the option of applying to me for revocation of the Deportation Orders pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended. However, I wish to make clear that such an application would require substantial grounds to be successful.

The second person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January, 2005, known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This permission to remain is currently valid until 5 May, 2012.

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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19439/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned was granted leave to remain in the State for a three year period to 26th June, 2011. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 26th June, 2008.

An application for the renewal of this permission was received in my Department on 5th July, 2011. This application will be considered shortly. Once a decision has been made on this renewal application, 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.