Tom Sheahan (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a person (details supplied) will receive stamp four. [33439/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in that section inform me that there is no application on file from the person concerned for a Stamp 4. However, an application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to in the Deputy's question was received in the Citizenship section of my Department in December 2007.

On examination of the application it was determined that the person in question did not meet the residency requirements as set out in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. A letter informing her of this was issued on 16 April 2008.

It is open to the person concerned to lodge a new application if and when she is in a position to meet the statutory requirements applicable at that time.

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 288: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a person (details supplied) in County Louth had their residency revoked in 2005; the present status of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33466/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 7 January 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 19 November 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 were submitted on behalf of the person concerned.

The person concerned also submitted an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of his marriage to an Irish National. Following consideration of this application, the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State for an initial period of 12 months. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 14 June 2005.

Subsequently the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 2 March 2007, that as he no longer satisfied the criteria under which his permission to remain in the State had been granted, the Minister had decided to refuse the renewal of that permission. Arising from this decision, the person concerned 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.