Seán Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the reason for the delays of upwards of four years in the processing of applications for asylum in the cases of a small number of members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community from Pakistan and other countries like Indonesia and Bangladesh; if his attention has been drawn to the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in these countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44771/10]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner that the average processing time for the type of applications referred to in the question, is 9 -10 weeks from the date of application. The Refugee Appeals Tribunal has informed my Department that such applications are processed in the normal way and that the Tribunal is not aware of any delays arising in relation to the processing of such cases. The Deputy might wish to note that Officials from my Department and from the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner have previously met with community representatives of the group referred to who are already residing in Ireland.