Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 October 2022
268. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice if a review of the proposal to deport can be considered in the case of a person (details supplied); if his case can be re-examined with a view to ascertaining whether, due to the length of time he has been in Ireland, including during lockdown, if his status can be reconsidered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54115/22]
View answerThe person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order, signed on 11 March 2005. Representations were received from the person concerned, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked. Following detailed consideration of the information submitted in support of the request, the Deportation Order was affirmed and notified to the person concerned by letter dated 4 April 2019.
While there are no outstanding correspondence or applications on file for this person, it is open to them to submit further representations requesting that the Deportation Order be revoked, pursuant to Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). A request seeking to revoke a Deportation Order must set out any new facts or circumstances which have arisen since the decision to affirm the extant Deportation Order was made. Any such request submitted would be considered on its merits, having due regard to all refoulement issues.
Requests for revocations should be sent directly to:
Repatriation Unit,
Immigration Service Delivery, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 DO2 XK70.
Requests for the revocation of the Deportation Order are non-suspensive of the Deportation Order made in respect of the applicant and as such, if such a request is submitted, the person concerned is still required to present to the Garda National Immigration Bureau. A decision in the case would be either to affirm or to revoke the existing Deportation Order. In the meantime, the Deportation Order remains valid and in place.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the Immigration Service Delivery (ISD) function 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 is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
