Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 October 2014
295. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a deportation order in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38091/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned arrived in the State on 15 October 2008 and made an application for asylum on 11 November 2008. The Refugee Applications Commissioner refused a declaration of refugee status by letter dated 02 February 2009. This decision was subsequently upheld by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and this was notified to the person concerned on 13 May 2009.
On 27 May 2009 the person concerned was informed that it was proposed to make a Deportation Order in the case and the person concerned was invited to apply for Subsidiary Protection and to make representations under section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999. Having considered the Subsidiary Protection application and representations, subsidiary protection was refused and a Deportation order was signed on 17 January 2013. The person concerned was notified by letter dated 01 February 2013.
The person concerned instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 30 January 2013 challenging the refusal of Subsidiary Protection and on 09 March 2013 challenging the Deportation order made and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to 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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
