Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 317: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13433/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 318: 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 County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13434/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to the Reply given to his Parliamentary Question No. 225 of 18 December 2008. The status of the first person concerned remains as set out in that Reply. The second person concerned was born in the State in late 2005 and an application for asylum was made on his behalf to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner on 15 December 2008. Said application is still under consideration.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 319: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13435/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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There is currently no application pending in my Department for residency in the case of the person whose details were supplied. If an application for asylum has been made by the person concerned the Deputy will of course be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 320: 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 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13436/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned arrived in the State on 31 January 2008 and applied for asylum. 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 9 March 2009, 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). To date no response has been received in my Department to this letter.

The 15 working day period referred to in my Department's letter of 9 March 2009 expires on 6 April 2009. It is open to the person concerned to make representations and/or apply for Subsidiary Protection within that period. In any event, the Deputy may be assured that a final decision on this case will not be made prior to the expiry of the 15 working day period referred to above.