Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
156. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the history of the status of a person (details supplied) since they first entered the country almost 16 years ago; and if their passport and personal papers will be returned to them from Cloverhill Prison. [20831/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned entered the State on 21 January 2001. The person concerned had permission in the State on stamp 1 basis until 19 May 2011. After this date the person concerned had no legal status within the State and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 1 December 2011, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why a Deportation Order should not be made in respect of him. The person concerned did not submit written representations and following consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), a Deportation Order was issued on the 22 October 2015. This Deportation Order was subsequently revoked as the person concerned applied for asylum to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner on 29 January 2016.
I am also advised by the Irish Prison Service that they have no record of a passport in respect of the person concerned being submitted to Cloverhill Prison.
