Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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186. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if provision will be made to update the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15920/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the person concerned entered the State on 30th January, 2006 and was granted permission to remain until 7th February, 2006. The person concerned has remained in the State without permission since that latter date. Consequently, in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), they were notified, by letter dated 16th September, 2013, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of them. They were 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 she should not have a Deportation Order made against them. Written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned.

The position in the State of the person concerned will now 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 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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187. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the means whereby regularisation of residency status can be achieved in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15921/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy would appear to have remained and worked here without the appropriate permission. This is in breach of Section 5 (1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non EEA national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to him by or on behalf of the Minister. Furthermore, Section 5 (2) of the Act provides that a non EEA national who is in the State in contravention of subsection (1) is for all purposes unlawfully present in the State. A person who is found to be in breach of the requirements of the Immigration Act 2004 may have committed an offence. A person found guilty of such an offence is liable under Section 13 of the Act of 2004 to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

The persons concerned should immediately contact their local Garda Immigration Officer. A non EEA national who does not have a valid work permit and works in the State would be in breach of the Employment Permits Acts 2003 and 2006. Indeed both an employee and the employer would be in breach of these Acts if a non EEA national is employed without the appropriate employment permit.

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 of too long awaited.