Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 163: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review, on humanitarian grounds, the application for asylum in the case of (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34504/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 16 May 2005, on behalf of herself and her minor child. Her application was refused following consideration of her 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 31 May 2006, that the Minister proposed to make Deportation Orders in respect of her and her child. She was given the options, to be exercised within 15 working days, of leaving the State voluntarily, of consenting to the making of Deportation Orders or of making representations to the Minister setting out the reasons why she and her child 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.