Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be reached on the application to remain on humanitarian grounds by a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8623/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned arrived in the State on 19 May 2004, accompanied by two of her children. The person concerned and her two children made an application for asylum the following day. Their asylum application was refused following consideration of their 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), the person concerned and her children were informed, by letter dated 24 August 2005, that the Minister proposed to make deportation orders in respect of them. They were given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of deportation orders or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why they should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State. Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned and her children and will be fully considered before the file is passed to me for decision.