Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will grant extended residency and defer deportation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53592/12]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned arrived in the State in late 2011 and was re-united with his mother soon after. Given that he had no valid basis to remain in the State, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 15th November, 2012, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was 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 him.

The 15 working day period referred to in my Department's letter of 15th November, 2012 expires on 6th December, 2012. It is open to the person concerned to make written representations in support of his case to remain in the State within that period. In any event, the case of the person concerned will not be further processed until the 15 working day period referred to has elapsed.

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.