I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the first named applicant referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 30 December 1999 and claimed asylum. On the basis of her parentage of an Irish born child, she was granted permission to remain in the State in May 2001. This permission to remain in the State has been extended to 2011.
The second applicant referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 2 March 2007 on foot of a C-Visit Visa for a short term visit and was granted permission to remain in the State until 1 June 2007. On 23 May 2007, the applicant applied for an extension to his permission to remain in the State. This application was refused on 30 May 2007 and upheld on appeal on 1 August 2007. Subsequently, following the consideration of the case under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the Prohibition of Refoulement, a Deportation Order was signed in respect of the second applicant concerned on 20 August, 2009.
The applicants concerned initiated Judicial Review Proceedings in the High Court on 15 September, 2009 challenging the decision to make a Deportation Order. As these proceedings are ongoing, the matter is sub judice and it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on this case at this time.