Written answers

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Department of Justice and Equality

Asylum Applications

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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598. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determination of an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19537/14]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan 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 concerned was issued with a declaration of refugee status on 14th July, 2010. However, this declaration was subsequently revoked as it was established that the person concerned had provided false and misleading information during the course of their asylum application. The revocation decision was communicated to the person concerned in a letter dated 14th October, 2011.

Arising from the revocation of their refugee status, and in light of the fact that they had no other valid basis to remain in the State, the person concerned was notified by letter dated 4th February, 2013 of the proposal to make a Deportation Order in respect of them. They 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 them. Written representations have been submitted by and 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.

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