Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2016
51. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if and when extended residency or eligibility for naturalisation status will be approved in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21853/16]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a deportation order signed on 17th May 2012 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. The person had previously applied for asylum and subsidiary protection, both of which have been refused. Representations were received from the person concerned pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), on 4th March 2016 requesting that the deportation order be revoked. A decision has not been made to date on this request. 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.
The person concerned instituted High Court proceedings in 2012 seeking various Orders in respect of the decisions respectively to refuse to make a declaration of Refugee status, to refuse subsidiary protection and to make a deportation order. As the matter is sub judice, I am precluded from further commenting on the matter.
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 to long awaited.
