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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 May 2003

Vol. 567 No. 5

Written Answers. - Refugee Status.

Gerard Murphy

Question:

388 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the case of persons (details supplied). [14408/03]

The Supreme Court gave its judgment in the cases of L & O on 23 January 2003 and found that the Minister was entitled to deport the persons concerned who are the parents of Irish born children. At that time there were over 11,000 applications on hand in respect of which no decision had been made. The case to which the Deputy refers is one of those cases.

No further processing is taking place on these cases pending a determination by Government on the general policy to be adopted. I have given the Government a preliminary assessment of the implications of the judgment and, in the near future, I intend to bring to Government a more comprehensive assessment and proposals for action on foot of it.

The person in question has only applied for permission to remain in the State on the basis of parentage of an Irish born child and not on any other basis.

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