I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 828 of Tuesday, 17 June 2008 and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 8 April 2003. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 29 June 2005, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He 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 he should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State. Representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned and will be fully considered, before the file is passed to me for decision.
In relation to the possible re-issue of a Green Card to the person concerned, the Deputy might wish to note that, according to my Department's records, the person concerned has never had legal residency in the State and, as such, he is not a person to whom a Green Card would ever have been issued.