Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 838: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for refugee status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27553/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 January 2008. She was invited to attend an interview on 29th May 2008 at the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in relation to this application. As the applicant did not attend for interview and did not furnish the Commissioner with an explanation for the non-attendance within 3 days of the interview date, her application was deemed to be withdrawn.

In accordance with Section 13(2)(c) of the Refugee Act, 1996, as amended, there is no appeal against this recommendation.

In accordance with normal procedures, this applicant's file has been forwarded to my Department's Ministerial Decisions Unit for final processing of her asylum claim. A letter will issue to her from my Department shortly, advising her formally that her asylum claim has been rejected and affording her three options as follows:

1. Return home voluntarily;

2. Consent to the making of a deportation order, or

3. Make written representations to the repatriation unit within 15 working days for temporary leave to remain in the state and/or make an application for subsidiary protection under the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 (SI No. 518 of 2006).

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 839: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to the application for refugee status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27554/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 January 2008. She was invited to attend an interview on 29th May 2008 at the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner in relation to this application. As the applicant did not attend for interview and did not furnish the Commissioner with an explanation for the non-attendance within 3 days of the interview date, her application was deemed to be withdrawn.

In accordance with Section 13(2)(c) of the Refugee Act, 1996, as amended, there is no appeal against this recommendation.

In accordance with normal procedures, this applicant's file has been forwarded to my Department's Ministerial Decisions Unit for final processing of her Asylum claim. A letter will issue to her from my Department shortly, advising her formally that her asylum claim has been rejected and affording her three options as follows:

1. Return home voluntarily;

2. Consent to the making of a deportation order, or

3. Make written representations to the repatriation unit within 15 working days for temporary leave to remain in the state and/or make an application for subsidiary protection under the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 (SI No. 518 of 2006).