Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 296: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36967/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to the Reply to Parliamentary Question No 203 of 25 September, 2008. Representations under Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 are being considered by the relevant officials in my Department, and the person concerned will be advised of the outcome of these considerations in due course.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding 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. [36968/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of Wednesday 24 September 2008, and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned applied for asylum on 27 November 2002. 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 20 September 2004, 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.