Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 152: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to a visa application and family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21661/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Based on the information provided by the Deputy, the Visa Office, Dublin, has been unable to trace a visa application for family reunification from the person concerned. The Visa Office operates a helpline each Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning from 10:00 to 12:30 on (01) 6167700 and has a dedicated email address for queries, visamail@justice.ie It is open to the applicant or his/her reference in Ireland to contact the Visa Office with the reference number of their visa application in order to ascertain the status of the application.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 153: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the expected of proposed residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21662/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned arrived in the State on 7 September 2003 and applied for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his 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 was informed, by letter dated 17 May 2004, that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of him. He 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 making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why he should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State. Representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned and will be fully considered, under Section 3(6) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act, 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement, before the file is passed to me for decision.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 154: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for refugee status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; if same will be reviewed to take into account difficulties experienced in Germany; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21663/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 155: 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 Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21664/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted.

A final decision on this application will be made upon receipt of the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.