Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013
1119. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made to date in the determination of an application for leave to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38595/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person concerned entered the State in December 2007 and applied for a declaration of refugee status. This application was refused in May 2008 and an appeal was lodged to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT). The decision was upheld by the RAT in June 2009. He was invited to make an application for Subsidiary Protection and also make representations pursuant of Section 3 of the 1999 Immigration Act as to why a Deportation Order should not be made in his case.
An application for Subsidiary Protection was submitted and considered. He was notified that the application was refused in April 2011. Representations made pursuant to Section 3 were also considered and it was decided that a Deportation Order should be signed. A Deportation Order duly issued to the person concerned on 9 June 2011.
Judicial Review proceedings challenging the refusal of Subsidiary Protection and the making of the Deportation Order were issued in the High Court on 6 July 2011. As these proceedings are still ongoing the matter is, therefore, sub judice and I do not propose to comment further.
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.
