Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 662: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in respect of an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1599/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 7 July 2003. His application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by 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 7 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 were submitted by the person concerned at that time. Further representations were subsequently received from the person concerned.

The person concerned has also submitted an application for Subsidiary Protection in the State in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations, 2006 (S.I. No. 518 of 2006) 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 663: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if further consideration will be given to an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1600/09]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 679: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22 to the Refugee Applications Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1616/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 663 and 679 together.

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.