Written answers

Thursday, 12 February 2015

Department of Justice and Equality

Residency Permits

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6580/15]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department (INIS) that the person concerned entered the State on 27th February 2004 and applied for asylum on 1st March 2004.

The asylum application was refused by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in May 2005, and the decision was upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in October 2005. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 29th December 2005, that it was proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of them. They were given the options of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making representations setting out the reasons why a Deportation Order should not be made against them.

On the 5th February 2008 the person was informed they could make an application for Subsidiary Protection. Following consideration of the application, it was refused in February 2011. Having then considered the representations made by the person concerned a Deportation order was issued on 16th March 2011. Judicial Review proceedings were instituted on 8th July 2011 challenging the Deportation Order made in respect of them and the refusal of Subsidiary Protection and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further.

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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