Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 660: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding leave to remain in the State in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16777/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The person in question made an application for residency on the basis of being a family dependent of a person who was granted permission to remain in the State as the parent of an Irish born child prior to 2003. The application was received in April 2007. Applications of this nature are dealt with in chronological order, in fairness to all other such applicants and currently take approximately four months to process following receipt of all relevant information.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 661: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who has been resident here since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16778/07]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 696: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17394/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 696 together.

In relation to the first person concerned, I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of Tuesday, 24 April, 2007 and the written reply to that Question. The position is unchanged.

The second person concerned arrived in the State on 8 August, 2000 and applied for asylum. Her application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, she was informed by letter dated 31 October, 2002, that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of her. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why she should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State; leaving the State before an order is made or consenting to the making of a deportation order. Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned.

This person's case file, including all representations submitted, will be considered under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended, and Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (Prohibition of Refoulement). I expect the file to be passed to me for decision in due course.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 662: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16779/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The person in question made an application for Family Reunification in May 2006. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. This application will be considered by my Department and a decision will issue in due course.