Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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73. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 23 October 2014, in view of the fact that the mother of two Irish born citizen children is to be deported, if such a proposal is in line with international human rights criteria in view of the likelihood of serious hardship, the threat to the family which has lived here since 2003 and the fact that the father of the children is an EU national; if the case will therefore be urgently reviewed by the relevant section in her Department with the objective of facilitating the regularisation of the family status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44656/14]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, 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 is not subject to a Deportation Order.

The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State as the Spouse of an EU National who was exercising their EU Treaty Rights in this State. This permission to remain was valid until 24th January 2012. This permission was not renewed as the person concerned failed to submit satisfactory evidence of the EU citizen, exercising his EU Treaty Rights in the State for a continuous period of five years. The person concerned was notified of this decision by letter dated 9th July 2012. The matter is now being considered by INIS under Regulation 20 of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons Regulations) 2006 and 2008. All information and documentation on file will be fully considered in advance of final decisions being made.

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.