Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 180: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the matter of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6927/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person referred to by the Deputy applied for Asylum on 20 March 2007. The claim was assessed by the Refugee Applications Commissioner who concluded that the person concerned did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. The Commissioner's recommendation was communicated to her by letter dated 10 October 2007. This communication advised the person of her entitlement to appeal the Commissioner's recommendation to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, which she duly did.

The Refugee Appeals Tribunal considered the person's appeal, following which the Tribunal affirmed the Commissioner's earlier recommendation to reject her claim. The outcome of the appeal was made known to the applicant by letter dated 26 November 2008.

In accordance with normal procedures, the applicant's file has been forwarded to my Department for final processing of the Asylum claim. A letter will issue to her shortly from my Department advising her formally that her asylum claim has been rejected and affording her three options as follows:

1. Return home voluntarily

2. Consent to the making of a deportation order, or

3. Make written representations to me within 15 working days for temporary leave to remain in the State and/or make an application for subsidiary protection under the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 (SI No. 518 of 2006).