Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 February 2008
568 Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for residency under subsidiary protection for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; if the application will be assessed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5105/08]
View answerThe person concerned, and her three children, arrived in the State on 31 May 2005 and applied for asylum on 8 June 2005. Their application was refused following consideration of their case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, by 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 31 May 2006, that the Minister proposed to make a deportation order in respect of her and her children. 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 she should be allowed to remain temporarily in the State. Representations have been received on behalf of the person concerned and will be fully considered before the file is passed to me for decision.
In relation to Subsidiary Protection, my Department's records show that, to date, no application for Subsidiary Protection, in accordance with the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations (S.I. No. 518 of 2006), has been received from or on behalf of the person concerned.
