It is important to point out that no person is compelled to reside in asylum seeker accommodation provided by the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA). Such accommodation is made available to persons who claim not to have the means to source their own private accommodation and so as to ensure that such persons do not become homeless. This position applies to the third country national person referred to by the Deputy.
In terms of the immigration case referred to by the Deputy, I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that this person is the subject of a Deportation Order, made on 3rd August, 2004, following the refusal of their asylum claim and the detailed examination of the written representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). The Order was formally served on the person concerned by letter dated 9th September, 2004. That Order remains valid and in place.
On 18th September 2013, the person concerned, having returned to this State from abroad, made an application for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish born minor citizen child, and based also on the principles of the Zambrano Judgment. When consideration of this application has been completed, and a decision is arrived at, the person concerned will be notified in writing. In the event that a favourable residency decision is made, the Deportation Order referred to will be formally revoked.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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.