Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2012
496 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for refugee status in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31805/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person concerned applied for asylum on 3 September 2001. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.
Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 16 October 2002, that the then Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of him. He was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a Deportation Order or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why a Deportation Order should not be made against him. Representations were received from the person concerned on 3 November 2002.
On 21 August 2008 a formal request to take charge of the person concerned for asylum was received from the United Kingdom in accordance with the terms of the Dublin Convention as they had made an application for asylum in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2003. The person concerned re-entered Ireland on an unknown date. In a letter dated 29 October 2009 the person concerned was asked to provide updated representations to the Minister.
Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned. The position in the State of the person concerned will now 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.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
