Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 239: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an updated stamp four will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2948/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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As this case is the subject of legal proceedings, I am unable to comment on same.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 240: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected position regarding an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2949/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions No. 249 of Thursday, 25 May 2006 and No. 168 of Thursday, 11 May 2006 and the written replies to those Questions.

The person concerned arrived in the State on 16 January 2003 and applied for asylum. The 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 23 November 2005, re-issued on 12 May 2006, 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 leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of a deportation order or of submitting written representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why she should be allowed to remain in the State. Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned. I understand that the file of the person concerned is currently being processed by Officials in my Department. I expect the file to be passed to me for decision within the next two weeks. When a decision has been made, this will be conveyed, in writing, to the person concerned.