I propose to take Questions Nos. 1027 and 1153 together.
The person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order since 2003 and has been evading his deportation for most of the intervening period.
On 7 May 2010, an application to have the Deportation Order revoked, pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), was received from the legal representative of the person concerned. This application is under consideration at present and a decision is expected shortly. Once a decision has been made, this decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the relevant party. While the consideration of this application is not a review of the case as such, it will involve a detailed examination of the latest information submitted to determine if this is materially different to the information which was before the then Minister when the original decision to deport was made.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.