Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 261: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position on the application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 6; if suitable accommodation will be offered in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9600/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum in the State on 31 January 2003. 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 14 October 2004, that the Minister proposed to make a Deportation Order in respect of her. She 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 she should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State. Representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned.

On 20 July 2007, the person concerned was advised of her 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). No such application was submitted by, or on behalf of, the person concerned. The case of the person concerned now falls to be considered in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended). All representations submitted by or on behalf of the person concerned 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.

In relation to the accommodation arrangements of the person concerned, the details supplied refer to the address at which she is currently residing. My Department is not the provider of that accommodation. If the person concerned is in receipt of State supports in respect of this accommodation arrangement, then it is a matter for her to address directly. If the person concerned wishes to apply for access to Direct Provision accommodation, she should write to the Reception and Integration Agency (RIA) at P.O. Box 11487, setting out that request.