Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 186: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will examine the family health and general circumstances in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9096/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The positions in these cases are as follows. The first and second named persons lodged separate asylum applications, in 2006 and 2007. Arising from the refusal of their respective asylum applications, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), they were separately notified, by letter dated 23 October 2008 and by letter dated 28 September 2009, that the Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of them. They were each 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 a Deportation Order should not be made against them. In addition, they were notified of their respective entitlements to apply for Subsidiary Protection in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006. They each submitted applications for Subsidiary Protection and these applications will be considered first. When consideration of these applications has been completed, they will be notified in writing of the outcomes.

In the event that their applications for Subsidiary Protection are refused, their position in the State of will then 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 a final decision is made. Once decisions have been made, these decisions and the consequences of these decisions will be conveyed in writing to the first and seconded named person. I am satisfied that any decisions taken in the context of the cases of theses persons concerned will have regard for all relevant factors.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.