The question at the heart of this appeal concerns the breadth of the definition of the word
“child” in the context of family reunification as provided for in the Act of 2015.
The legal issue in this case relates to the process which must be followed when an application is made to revoke a deportation order under Section 3(11) on grounds that the proposed deportee is likely to become the father of an Irish citizen child.
in principle [...] in circumstances where there is no temporal limit on the asylum process, then the absolute prohibition on seeking of employment contained in s.9(4) ( and re-enacted in s.16(3)(b) of the 2015 Act ) is contrary to the constitutional right to seek employment