Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 534: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 18 December 2008, if he will provide the figures for 2008 and to date in 2009; the number of cases dealt with by each member in each year concerned and the corresponding success rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29547/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to remuneration paid to Members of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the number of cases dealt with by each Member in 2008 and 2009 is set out in tables 1 and 2.

Remuneration paid to Members of the Tribunal in 2008 and 2009 (30/04)

Number of decisions made by Members of the Tribunal in 2008 and 2009 (30/6)

The Refugee Appeals Tribunal is a statutory body and is independent in the performance of its functions. Appeals are assigned in accordance with paragraphs 13 to 15 of the second schedule to the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended).

In relation to the information requested by the Deputy regarding the success rate of cases dealt with by each Member, I have been informed by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal that it is not the policy of the Tribunal to publish such statistics. Members of the Tribunal carry dissimilar casework and conclusions drawn simply on the basis of their individual grant/refusal rate would be potentially misleading.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 535: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of judicial reviews taken against the Refugee Appeals Tribunal in 2008 and to date in 2009; the number of successful judicial reviews; the cost of these reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29554/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to judicial reviews taken against the Refugee Appeals Tribunal (RAT) is set out in the table.

The Deputy should note the following in relation to the details provided in the above table. New judicial reviews taken against the RAT include cases in which the Tribunal was not the primary respondent. Successful judicial reviews are those in which there was a judgement or ruling in the year indicated. They may also relate to cases lodged in previous years. Successful judicial reviews include cases settled, at any stage, by the Tribunal. Costs have not yet been claimed in relation to a proportion of cases settled in 2008 and 2009.