Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2020
421. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied) will be revoked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3777/20]
View answerThe persons concerned are the subjects of Deportation Orders in the State and, as such, they are required to present to their local Immigration Office as and when requested. They are next due to present on 01 April 2020.
As a Deportation Order has been signed in respect of the persons concerned the enforcement of same becomes an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). All future queries in relation to the enforcement of a Deportation Order should be directed to the GNIB.
It is open to the persons concerned to submit representations, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), to have their Deportation Orders revoked and they may do so in writing. A request seeking to revoke a Deportation Order must set out any new facts or circumstances which have arisen since the original decision to deport was made. Any such request submitted would be considered on its merits, having due regard to all refoulement issues.
Requests for the revocation of the Deportation Orders are non-suspensive of the Deportation Order made in respect of the applicant and, as such, if the persons concerned submit such a request, they are still required to 'present' to the Garda National Immigration Bureau. Any such decision would 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 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 is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
