The person concerned and her infant daughter arrived in the State on 23 February 2006 and applied for asylum. Their application was refused following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the people concerned were informed, by letter dated 24 November 2006, that the Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of them. They were given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of Deportation Orders or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why they should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State. I should also mention that a person who has been refused refugee status and has been served with a notice of intention to deport is, since 10 October 2006, afforded a fourth option, viz. to apply for Subsidiary Protection pursuant to the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations, 2006 — Statutory Instrument No. 518 of 2006.
Their case was examined under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), and Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) on the Prohibition of Refoulement. Consideration was given to representations submitted on their behalf for permission to remain in the State. A Subsidiary Protection application lodged in respect of the mother was refused and this decision was communicated by letter dated 16 January 2008. On 26 February 2008, my predecessor refused permission to remain temporarily in the State and instead signed Deportation Orders in respect of the people concerned. Notice of this order was served by registered post requiring them to present themselves at the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 on Thursday 27 March 2008 in order to make travel arrangements for their deportation from the State. The people concerned failed to present themselves as required and were classified as evading their deportation.
A request was made by a close relative of the people concerned directly to my immediate predecessor to review the case files with a view to revoking the Deportation Orders in respect of the people concerned. On 9 May 2008, my predecessor decided against this course of action and instead directed that the Deportation Orders should remain in full force and effect. The people concerned were advised of this decision by letter dated 14 May 2008 and, in addition, were advised to present themselves at the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 on Tuesday, 27 May 2008 in order to make travel arrangements for their deportation from the State. They presented as required and were given further presentation dates which they kept. They are due to present again in October 2008. The effect of the Deportation Orders is that the people concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter out of the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Orders is an operational matter for the Bureau.