Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 March 2011
74 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the procedure for a person to apply for consideration to enter Ireland from a visa exempt country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5606/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn reply to the Deputy's Question, when a person has been deported on foot of a Deportation Order, it is open to such a person to apply to my Department for revocation of the Deportation Order pursuant to the provisions of Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act, 1999, (as amended), if there has been a change in the circumstances of the person concerned, or new information has come to light which has a direct bearing on his case. However I wish to make clear that such an application would require substantial grounds to be successful.
If an applicant was successful in their application to have their Deportation Order revoked and wished to return to Ireland, it would then be a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau to decide whether to grant entry to the State to a national from a visa exempt country.
