Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 January 2014
509. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected positioning in respect of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2605/14]
View answerThe person concerned arrived in the State on 24 August, 2006 and has remained in the State without appropriate permission since that date.
Given that the person concerned had no valid basis to remain in the State, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), he was notified, by letter dated 3 July, 2013, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within a period of 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making written representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why he should not have a Deportation Order made against him. Written representations have been submitted 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 a final decision is made. Once a final decision has been made, this decision, and the consequences of the decision, will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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.
