Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 509: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position on an application for asylum in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18667/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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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 on whether such status should be granted.

A final decision on the application will be made upon receipt of the recommendation of the Refugee Applications Commissioner.