Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 306: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency position in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4191/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned arrived in the State on 4 July 2003 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 27 September 2005, 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 and will be fully considered before the file is passed to me for decision.

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 307: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in respect of a residency application of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4231/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in the long term residency section of my Department inform me that there is no record of an application for long term residency received from the person referred to in the Deputy's question.

An application for a certificate of naturalisation was received in the Citizenship section of my Department in January 2007. On examination of the application it was determined that the person concerned did not meet the statutory residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. A letter informing her of this was issued on 11 April 2007.

It is open to the individual in question to lodge a new application if and when she is in a position to meet the statutory requirements applicable at that time.