Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: 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 Dublin 18; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31608/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 23 October 2003. 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 12 July 2005, 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 before the file is passed to me for decision.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 172: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a green card in their own right will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who arrived here more than five years ago under family reunification through their mother; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31609/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person referred to was the subject of a family reunification application and was granted family reunification in February 2002. There is no record of any other application in relation to matters received from the person in question.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 173: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31610/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a family reunification application on 26 September 2005 on behalf of her husband. The person in question withdrew this application on 3 March 2006 and made a new application in respect of her mother and brother. The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation was completed and the Commissioner forwarded a report to my Department on 20 June 2006.

A decision issued on 27 July 2006 refusing the application as the subjects of the application did not qualify as dependents under Section 18(4)(b) of the Refugee Act 1996. Since this decision further correspondence was received from the person in question to which a reply issued on 5 August 2008.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 174: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31611/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I understand from the Immigration Division of my Department that a decision has been reached in relation to the application and the person in question will be informed of the decision shortly.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 175: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31612/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 22 January 2004. 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 11 July 2008, 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. In addition, he was notified of his entitlement to apply for Subsidiary Protection in the State in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations, 2006 (S.I. No. 518 of 2006). The person concerned submitted an application for Subsidiary Protection in the State in accordance with these Regulations and this application is under consideration at present. When consideration of this application has been completed, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the outcome.

In the event that the Subsidiary Protection application is refused, the case file of the person concerned, including all representations submitted, will then be 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. When this latter consideration has been completed, the case file of the person concerned is passed to me for decision.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 176: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency and family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31613/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that a decision was made in relation to the family reunification application and the person in question was informed of that decision in writing on the 14th August 2008.