Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 June 2014
187. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will have due regard to the submissions made by and on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Longford in respect of his application for leave to remain or long-term residency or eligibility for naturalisation; if cognisance will be taken of the context and commitments he has established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25174/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 11th March, 2005. This Deportation Order was made following a comprehensive and thorough examination of the asylum claim of the person concerned and of their case to remain in the State. The person concerned has been evading deportation since 19th May, 2005 and, as such, is liable to arrest and detention for the purposes of having the Deportation Order enforced. The person concerned should, therefore, 'present' to the Garda National Immigration Bureau without further delay.
The person concerned has applied, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have this Deportation Order revoked. When this application has been examined in detail, and a decision is arrived at, this decision, and the consequences of the decision, will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned. The Deputy might wish to note that any such decision will be to ‘affirm’ or to ‘revoke’ the existing Deportation Order. In the mean-time, the Deportation Order remains valid and in place.
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.
