Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding a residency application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1942/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Arising from the refusal of her 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 16 February 2009, 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 a Deportation Order should not be made against her. In addition, she was notified of her entitlement to apply for Subsidiary Protection in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006.

The position in the State of the person concerned now falls to 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.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 156: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding the determination of residency and leave to remain in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1943/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the persons referred to by the Deputy have no application pending for residency. The persons concerned are the subject of Deportation Orders, signed on 9 December 2010, following a comprehensive and thorough examination of their asylum claims and their applications for subsidiary protection, and a detailed examination of the representations they submitted for consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended).

The effect of the Deportation Orders is that the persons concerned must leave the State and remain thereafter out of the State. The enforcement of the Deportation Orders is an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 157: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for residency and citizenship in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1944/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned had his temporary permission to remain in the State renewed, on Stamp 3 conditions, for the period to 4 January 2011. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 4 August 2010.

The person concerned is required to apply in writing for the renewal of this permission. As my Department's records show no evidence of such a renewal application having been made to date, it is recommended that the person concerned should do so without further delay.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 158: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform when residency status will be updated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1945/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State, on Stamp 4 conditions, for a six month period until 25th December, 2010. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by letter dated 25th June, 2010.

The person concerned is required to apply in writing for the renewal of this permission. As my Department's records show no evidence of such a renewal application having been made to date, it is recommended that the person concerned should do so without further delay.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.