Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 359: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for refugee status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27729/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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It is not the practice to comment in detail on individual asylum applications.

As the Deputy will be aware, applications for refugee status in the State are determined by an independent process comprising the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the refugee appeals tribunal, which make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform as to whether such status should be granted.

A final decision on this application will be made upon receipt of the decision of the refugee appeals tribunal.

The reference number allocated to this applicant is slightly different from the number quoted by the Deputy in his question.