Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 September 2014
146. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will use her discretion to review the decision for leave to remain on humanitarian and subsidiary protection grounds in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Meath who have lived here almost eight years and have signed on as required at Garda stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35078/14]
View answer162. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will use her absolute discretion to review a case of deportation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35095/14]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 146 and 162 together.
The persons concerned arrived in the State on 13 February 2006 and 20 July 2007 and made applications for asylum on the dates of arrival. The Refugee Applications Commissioner refused a declaration of refugee status by letters dated 02 August 2006 and 27 March 2008. These decisions were subsequently upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and this was notified to the persons concerned on 23 January 2008 and 15 May 2009.
On 5 March and 9 June 2009 the persons concerned were informed that it was proposed to make Deportation Orders. The persons were invited to apply for Subsidiary Protection and to make representations under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999. Having considered the Subsidiary Protection applications and representations Deportation orders were signed on 12 December 2012 and 18 December 2012. The persons concerned were notified by letters dated 16 January 2013.
The persons concerned instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 30 January 2013 challenging the deportation order made and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to 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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
