Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 525: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to residency or application under prohibition of refoulement in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29517/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of Thursday 26 February 2009 and the written Reply to that Question. The person concerned entered the State on a C-Visit Visa on 18 September 2008 and was granted leave to remain in the State until 19 October 2008.

The daughter of the person concerned wrote to the Immigration Division of my Department on 7 October 2008 seeking, on behalf of her father, an extension of his permission to remain in the State. Following consideration of this request, my Department decided that her father's circumstances did not warrant an extension of his C-Visit Visa period and this position was conveyed in writing to the daughter of the person concerned by letter dated 12 January 2009.

Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was informed, by letter dated 18 February 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. Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned and these representations 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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 526: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if extended time, in the region of six weeks, will be offered to provide a passport in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29518/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my previous replies to his Parliamentary Questions in this matter. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person in question is the subject of an application for Family Reunification made by his wife in April 2008. I am further informed by INIS that the subject's wife was contacted on the 30th June 2009 and requested to submit the subject's original passport within 21 days in order to finalise the application. She was also advised that if she was unable to provide the passport within the 21 day period to advise INIS when she would be able to do so. INIS to date have not received a reply to their letter. If an extension of the time period is needed, the applicant should write to the Family Reunification Section of INIS requesting same.