Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 348: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has applied for leave to remain here. [42335/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted. A final decision on each application is made following receipt of the recommendation of the Refugee Applications Commissioner or the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, as appropriate.

Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 349: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has applied for leave to remain here. [42336/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications. As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted. A final decision on each application is made following receipt of the recommendation of the Refugee Applications Commissioner or the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, as appropriate.

Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 350: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who has applied for leave to remain here on humanitarian grounds. [42337/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 25 July 2006. 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 5 September 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 has not submitted an application for Subsidiary Protection in the State.

Representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned and these representations 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.

Mary O'Rourke (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 351: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the precise information regarding a person (details supplied) in County Longford who is eight years here and who seeks to remain here on humanitarian grounds. [42338/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person to whom the Deputy refers applied for permission to remain in the State under the revised arrangements for non-EEA parents of children born in Ireland prior to 1 January, 2005, known as the IBC/05 Scheme. This application was refused as the person did not meet the criteria of the scheme. The person in question was informed of this decision by letter, dated 3 October, 2005.

The person concerned was subsequently invited, by letter dated 16 October, 2008, to submit updated representations under section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999, setting out the reasons as to why she should be permitted to remain in the State. Representations in this regard have been received in my Department, and are being considered by the relevant officials. The person in question can expect be contacted directly and informed of the outcome of those considerations shortly.