Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 822: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if residency status on humanitarian grounds will be considered in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29218/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 176 of Thursday 19 June 2008, 232 of Thursday 15 May 2008, 185 of Thursday 1 May 2008 and 247 of Thursday 3 April 2008 and the written Replies to those Questions.

The person concerned arrived in the State on 7 June 2002 and made an application for asylum. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, 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 10 September 2003, 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.

The case file of the person concerned, including all representations submitted, will be carefully 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, in advance of the file being passed to me for decision.