Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 October 2014
110. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40831/14]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned, together with other family members referred to by the Deputy, are the subject of Deportation Orders and therefore have no entitlement to residency in the State.
Representations were received from the persons' legal representative, pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Orders. The Deputy might wish to note that any such decision will be to 'affirm' or to 'revoke' the existing Deportation Orders. In the meantime, the Deportation Orders remain valid and in place.
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.
