The person concerned applied for asylum on 16th September, 2004. Three of her children were included in her application. Her asylum application was successful and the person concerned was issued with a formal declaration of refugee status by letter dated 27th October, 2005 with this status applying equally to her three children. This communication also advised the person concerned of the rights and entitlements accompanying refugee status in the State, one of which was that she would be permitted to reside in the State on Stamp 4 conditions.
Information came to light which suggested that the grant of refugee status may have been founded on false information and as a result the person concerned was notified by letter dated 3rd July, 2009 that the then Minister was proposing to revoke her refugee status in accordance with the provisions of Section 21(1)(h) of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) as it appeared that she had given false and misleading information during the course of her asylum application. She was informed that she had 15 working days from the date of that letter to make representations to the Minister in this regard. The person concerned made representations to the Minister within the specified period.
Following the review of the case of the person concerned, including all representations submitted, the then Minister decided to revoke her status as a refugee. The person concerned was notified of this decision by letter dated 4th December, 2009. This letter also informed her of her entitlement to appeal this decision to the High Court under Section 21(5) of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended). Arising from the revocation of her refugee status, the person concerned no longer enjoys the benefits accruing from refugee status in the State and therefore her permission to reside in the State, and that of her three children, under Stamp 4 conditions was withdrawn.
The person concerned was notified by letter dated 15th January, 2010 that as she no longer had an entitlement to remain in the State, the then Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of her and her three children. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of Deportation Orders or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why Deportation Orders should not be made against her and her three children. In addition, she was notified of her entitlement to apply for Subsidiary Protection in accordance with the provisions of the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006.
The person concerned submitted an application for Subsidiary Protection. When consideration of this application has been completed, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the outcome. In the event that the application for Subsidiary Protection is refused, the position in the State of the person concerned, and that of her three children, will then be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. All representations submitted will be considered before a final decision is made. Once a decision has been made, this decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.
It is noted that the address supplied in the Deputy's Question does not match the address currently on record in my Department. If, as it appears, the person concerned has changed address, she is legally obliged to communicate such an address change to my Department and, as such, she should do so without further delay.
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 Question system.