Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 150: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24133/08]

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 each application is made following receipt of the recommendation of the Refugee Applications Commissioner or the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, as appropriate.

Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of persons whose leave to remain status in the State has been revoked and the relevant applicable years where such status has been revoked on the basis that this was deemed to be appropriate as provided for in the Immigration Act 1999 as amended. [24143/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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It is not possible to provide the Deputy with the information sought as although it is known that leave to remain in the State has been revoked in a number of instances, this information is not recorded in a manner that enables it to be extracted.