Written answers
Tuesday, 19 April 2005
Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Refugee Status
9:00 pm
Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 405: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will grant refugee status to two persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11953/05]
Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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As the Deputy will be aware, under the Refugee Act 1996, two independent statutory offices were established to consider applications and appeals for refugee status and to make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted. These two offices are the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, which considers applications for a declaration as a refugee in first instance, and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which considers applications for a declaration at appeal stage. A final decision will be made in each of these cases upon receipt of the recommendations of the Refugee Applications Commissioner.
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