Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 July 2018
148. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 9 June 2018, if a person (details supplied) can be readmitted to the asylum process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29977/18]
View answerI am advised by the Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation order made on 11 March 2005 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State.
As previously advised, representations were received on behalf of the person concerned pursuant to Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to revoke the Deportation Order. The Deputy might wish to note that any such decision will be to ‘affirm’ or to ‘revoke’ the existing Deportation Order. In the meantime, the Deportation Order remains valid and in place.
The person concerned was required to present at the Offices of the Garda National Immigration Bureau on 19 May 2005, to make arrangements for his deportation from the State. The person concerned failed to present on that occasion and is therefore recorded as a person who is evading deportation.
I can inform the Deputy that a person who wishes to make a subsequent application forinternational protection can do so in writing under section 22 of the International Protection Act 2015 and the application will be considered by the International Protection Office in line with the criteria in that section.
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.
