Bernard Durkan
Ceist:71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the case of a person (details supplied) will be re-examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12705/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 9 March 2017
Ceisteanna (71)
Freagraí scríofa
I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 30 September 2016. This Order requires the person concerned to remove themselves from the State and remain outside the State.
However, if new information or circumstances have come to light, which have a direct bearing on their case, and which have arisen since the original Deportation Order was made, there remains the option of a request that I use my discretion, pursuant to Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) to revoke the Deportation Order. However, I wish to make clear that such a request would require substantial grounds to be successful. In the mean-time, the Deportation Order remains valid and in place. The enforcement of the Deportation Order remains a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau.
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.