Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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188. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of entitlement to residency/naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41742/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned is a failed asylum applicant. Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 31st July, 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 written representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why a Deportation Order should not be made against him. In addition, he was notified of his entitlement to apply for subsidiary protection in accordance with the provisions of the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006.

The person concerned submitted an application for subsidiary protection. When consideration of this application has been completed, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the outcome. In the event that the application for subsidiary protection is refused, the position in the State of the person concerned 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 fully considered before a final decision is made. Once a final 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 of my Department 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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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189. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the evaluation of the case for regularisation of residency status/eligibility for naturalisation and/or the procedures yet to be followed in this regard in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order and is therefore illegally present in the State. She has been evading her Deportation since 21 February, 2012. I refer the Deputy to my reply to a previous Parliamentary Question No. 37205/13 of the 18th September, 2013. The position remains unchanged. I have previously conveyed to the Deputy, as a matter of policy, I do not intend to reward persons who have failed a very fair, thorough and comprehensive asylum process, and who have then proceeded to evade their deportation.

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.