Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 685: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31100/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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An application for long term residency was received in my Department from the person in question on 16 May 2008. Officials in the Long Term Residency Section inform me that processing of this application has commenced and a decision is expected in the coming months.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 686: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31101/09]

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned applied for asylum on 7 July 2003. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until his application for asylum was decided. His asylum application was refused following consideration of his case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.

Arising from the refusal of his asylum application, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), the person concerned was notified, by letter dated 7 July 2005, 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 a Deportation Order should not be made against him. Representations were submitted by the person concerned at that time.

The person concerned has also submitted an application for Subsidiary Protection in the State in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 518 of 2006) and this application is under consideration at present. When consideration of this application has been completed, the person concerned will be notified in writing of the outcome.

In the event that the application for Subsidiary Protection is refused, the position in the State of the person concerned will then be decided by reference to the provisions of 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. All representations submitted will be considered before the file is passed to me for decision. Once a decision has been made, this decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.