Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 334: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for residency and family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17499/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that it has been in touch with the person concerned and that a decision has been made in this case.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 335: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for residency in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17500/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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These applicants applied for asylum in October and December 2006, respectively. Their applications were refused and deportation orders were made on 12 February 2009 and on 19 February 2009 in respect of them. The applicants instituted Judicial Review proceedings on 28 April 2009 and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice, I do not propose to comment further.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 336: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for residency and citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17501/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned arrived in the State on 22 January 2003 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 December 2004, 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 he should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State.

Representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned. They 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. The Deputy should note that as the person concerned has not established a right of legal residency in the State, the issue of an application for citizenship does not arise.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for residency and citizenship in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17502/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to the reply given to Question No. 331 on Tuesday, 25 November 2008. The status of the person concerned is as set out in that reply.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 338: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in regard to the application for residency in the case a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17503/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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There is 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 be aware that it is not the practice to comment on asylum applications that are pending.