Fergus O'Dowd
Question:328 Mr. O’Dowd asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Louth to remain here. [13224/04]
View answerTuesday, 11 May 2004
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The person referred to in the question was refused refugee status in the State following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and on appeal by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.
A notification under section 3(3)(a) of the Immigration Act 1999 was issued to the person on 27 April 2004 in which she was advised that the Minister had decided to refuse her a declaration as a refugee and setting out the options now open to her, i.e. to leave the State voluntarily before the Minister decided whether to make a deportation order in respect of her; to consent to the making of a deportation order in respect of her; or to make written representations to the Minister setting out reasons as to why she should be allowed to remain in the State temporarily.
Any representations received in time will be considered by me when her case comes to be examined for deportation under section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, and section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996, prohibition of refoulement. It is, of course, still open to the person to return voluntarily to her country of origin before her case is considered for deportation.