Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 312: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an original birth affidavit will be returned to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38247/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I can inform the Deputy that the original birth affidavit was returned to the person in question on 22 October 2008.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 313: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the current or expected position in relation to an application for leave to remain here in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38248/08]

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.