Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 96: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he is satisfied that full due process has been observed in the application for refugee and residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; if his attention has been drawn to the serious threat to their well being in the event of a return to their homeland; if his attention has further been drawn to the political situation in their homeland, as indicated by the Department of Foreign Affairs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37313/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person referred to by the Deputy arrived in Ireland on 8 December 2003 accompanied by her two children and applied for asylum on the same date. Her case was investigated in turn by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Both of these bodies concluded that they did not meet the criteria for recognition as refugees. The recommendations were communicated to the person concerned on 28 September 2005 and 30 March 2006 respectively.

My Department will be writing to the persons concerned in the coming days setting out their current position in the State and the options open to them.