The person concerned, together with the other family members referred to by the Deputy, are the subject of Deportation Orders. I am satisfied that the applications made by them for asylum, for subsidiary protection and for temporary leave to remain in the state, together with all refoulement issues, were fairly and comprehensively examined and, as such, the decision to deport 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 decision to deport 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.
The effect of the Deportation Order is that the persons concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter out of the State.
The enforcement of the Deportation Order is, and remains, an operational matter for the GNIB.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by Email 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.
