Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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88. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status on an appeal for a revocation of a deportation order for a person (details supplied); the expected timeframe for a decision; and if she will expedite the matter. [39099/16]

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 concerned was deported from the State in July, 2016 on foot of a valid Deportation Order which was made on 25th September, 2015. As the Deputy will be aware, the consequence of a Deportation Order is that the person named on the Order must leave the State and remain out of the State.

Representations were received from the personconcerned, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked.

A representative of the INIS wrote to the legal representative of the person concerned on 4th November, 2016 requesting clarification on certain matters relating to the case of the person concerned. I am advised that while a reply was received in the INIS on 21st November, 2016, that reply did not deal with all matters raised in the INIS' letter dated 4th November, 2016. As a result, a further letter was issued to the legal representative of the person concerned on 5th December, 2016 where certain additional clarifications were sought. These additional clarifications have been sought within a period of 15 working days.

Upon receipt of such additional clarifications, the request made by the person concerned to have their Deportation Order revoked will be given more detailed consideration. The Deputy might wish to note that the decision to ensue from this consideration will be to have the existing Deportation Order 'affirmed' or 'revoked'. Once such a decision has been made, this will be notified in writing. In the meantime, the Deportation Order remains valid and in place.

The Deputy may also wish to note that 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.