Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 637: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position on an application for residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1324/09]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 638: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when stamp four will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1325/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 637 and 638 together.

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. If an applicant is granted refugee status, the matter of issuing an appropriate registration stamp is considered at that stage.