Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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196. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) was refused entry here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1691/17]

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 a person refused permission to enter the State is required to be given a written notice which sets out the grounds under section 4(3) of the Immigration Act 2004 on which the refusal decision was made.

There is no record of the person concerned having been refused permission to enter the State on the dates provided by the Deputy. I understand, though, that the person is the subject of a deportation order issued in 2004.

It is the case that on occasion a carrier may contact the Irish immigration authorities if they have concerns regarding a passenger and having regard to their obligations under carrier liability legislation. However, the decision to carry a passenger is a matter for the carrier concerned.

The Deputy may 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.