Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) who has been living in direct provision for nine and a half years will have his case decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6728/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned had a Deportation Order made against him, following the refusal of his asylum application, and his application for subsidiary protection, and the subsequent detailed consideration of his case under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The person concerned proceeded to lodge judicial review proceedings in the High Court, challenging the decision to make a Deportation Order against him. These proceedings were 'settled' with the consequence that the person concerned was afforded the opportunity to submit, within a specified period, fresh representations pursuant to Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). Such representations have been submitted and will be considered, along with all other information on file, before a final decision is taken in this case. Once a decision has been made, this decision, and the consequences of the decision, will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.

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.