Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2009
142 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a review will be undertaken regarding a deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5520/09]
View answerI refer the Deputy to the reply given to his Parliamentary Question Nos. 620 and 639 on Tuesday 27 January 2009. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in that Reply.
However since that Reply was made, my officials became aware that the minor child of the person concerned had been re-admitted to the asylum process by the Ministerial Decisions Unit. In view of this development, a request was made by my officials to the Garda National Immigration Bureau on 9 February 2009 not to enforce the Deportation Order in respect of the person concerned until such time as the asylum application of her child has been considered. In the meantime, the person concerned has continued to meet her presentation requirements with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) and is due to present again on Monday 9 March 2009. The enforcement of the Deportation Order is, and remains, an operational matter for the GNIB.
