Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will set aside a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26205/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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In accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 30 May 2018, that a Deportation Order in respect of her was proposed.  She 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 representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why a Deportation Order should not be made against her. 

The 15 working day period referred to in my Department's letter of 30 May 2018 expires on 20 June 2018.  It is open to the person concerned to make representations in the State within that period as the person concerned has not yet submitted written representations. In any event, the case of the person concerned will not be further processed until the 15 working day period referred to has elapsed.

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.