Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 September 2011
214 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which he might be prepared to review the decision to deport in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15, in view of the fact that they have family commitments here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25588/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person concerned is a failed asylum applicant, having claimed asylum in the State in November, 2003. His asylum claim was investigated by the Offices of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, both of whom concluded that the person concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. Against this background, I am satisfied that the asylum claim of the person concerned was fairly and comprehensively examined before a decision to refuse it was arrived at. I am equally satisfied that the representations submitted by and on behalf of the person concerned, for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), were given the fullest consideration under all the relevant headings before a decision was taken to make a Deportation Order in respect of him, on 2nd December, 2005. Overall, I am satisfied that the decision taken to deport the person concerned is justified.
The person concerned remains the subject of a Deportation Order. The effect of the Deportation Order is that the person concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter out of the State. As the person concerned has not yet left the State, the enforcement of the Deportation Order is now an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email 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.
