Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 December 2012
325. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the case of two persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; if he will review this case; if he will outline the possible avenues of appeal available in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55200/12]
View answerFollowing a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum applications in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996, (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement the persons concerned were informed that the Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of them. Their respective applications were also examined under Subsidiary Protection and this was found not to be an issue.
Deportation Orders were signed on 16 November, 2012. The effect of Deportation Orders is that the persons concerned must leave the state and remain thereafter outside the State. The enforcement of Deportation Orders is an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. I am satisfied that the applications made by the persons concerned for asylum and for temporary leave to remain in the State were fairly and comprehensively examined and, therefore, the decision to make Deportation Orders against them is justified. However, if new information or circumstances have come to light, which have a direct bearing on their case and which have arisen since the original Deportation Orders was made, there remains the option of applying to me for revocation of the Deportation Orders pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended. However I wish to make clear that such an application would require substantial grounds to be successful.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
