Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 14 October 2009
214 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 6 October 2009, if he will arrange for an official from his Department to meet a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11 to explain the reason for the ongoing delay in having their passport stamped in view of the nature of their circumstances. [36135/09]
View answerI am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department, that as stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 707 of 6 October 2009, further documentation provided by the legal representative for person concerned is currently being authenticated by the Garda Authorities. The person concerned provided a Liberian passport in support of his application for renewal of his residence in the State based on his marriage to an EU National. This application was approved on 30 April 2009. Following the approval of this application the legal representative for the person concerned informed the Immigration Division that their client now wished to be registered in his Nigerian passport. My Department will contact the legal representative for the person concerned when the documentation under examination is returned by the Garda Authorities.
215 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36337/09]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my detailed Reply to his recent Parliamentary Question, No. 685 of Tuesday, 6 October, 2009, in this matter. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply.
216 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36338/09]
View answerI refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 298 of Tuesday, 19 May, 2009, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 15 December 2003. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.
Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 18 July 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 a Deportation Order should not be made against him. Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned.
The position in the State of the person concerned will now be decided by reference to the provisions of 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. All representations submitted will be considered before the file is passed to me for decision. Once a decision has been made, this decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.
217 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36339/09]
View answerI refer the Deputy to the reply to Parliamentary Question No. 702 of Wednesday 16th September 2009. There is currently no application pending in my Department in the case of the person whose details were supplied.
218 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36340/09]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they have received an application from the person referred to by the Deputy. The INIS will be in touch with this person shortly.
