Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 703: 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 County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17401/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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This applicant applied for asylum on 16 September 2002. Her application was refused and a Deportation Order was made on 11 March 2005. The applicant instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 18 April 2005 challenging the Deportation Order made in respect of her and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 704: 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 County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17402/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to the reply given to Question 371 by the then Minister on 31 January 2007. I wish to re-iterate that the case of the person concerned falls under the terms of the Dublin II Regulation, (Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003). Following investigation by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner a Transfer Order was signed in respect of the person concerned on 13 October 2005, obliging her to present to the Garda National Immigration Bureau, (GNIB), in order for arrangements to be made for her transfer to the Netherlands where she had previously made an asylum application. The GNIB attempted to effect her transfer on 28 October 2005, but the person evaded.

The person concerned continues to evade her transfer and is illegally present in the State. I would therefore urge the person concerned to come forward and present herself to the Garda National Immigration Bureau without further delay in order to allow her transfer to the Netherlands to be effected.