John Perry (Sligo-North Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform since the introduction of subsidiary protection in October 2006 under the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006, the number of persons that have applied for such subsidiary protection under these regulations; the number of persons that have been granted such subsidiary protection under these regulations; the number of persons that have been refused subsidiary protection; the number of applications still outstanding in which no decision has yet been made, for the period October 2006 to December 2006, and the years 2007, 2008, 2009 to 31 October 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41696/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Subsidiary Protection (SP) under the provisions of the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations, 2006 is a form of international protection offered to those persons who do not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee but who nonetheless claim a risk of serious harm in their country of origin if repatriated there. Each application for Subsidiary Protection in the State is considered on the basis of its individual merits, having regard for the claims made by the applicant and measured against objective, reputable, up to date information relating to the applicant's country of origin.

A total of 6,356 applications for Subsidiary Protection have been made by failed asylum seekers between October 2006 and October 2010. Grant decisions have been made in 34 cases and refusal decisions in 1,609 cases. 38 applications made in 2006 are outstanding as are 402 made in 2007, 623 made in 2008, 1,529 made in 2009 and 1,132 up to October in 2010. I must point out that not all applications are eligible for consideration and other applications are not processed because the applicant has left the process for various reasons.