Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 456: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the countries that comprise the top 15 countries of origin for applications for refugee status here in 2010 and the first two quarters of 2011; the total applicants for refugee status per country to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner; the total applicants per country who have had a recommendation that they be recognised as a refugee by ORAC; the total applicants per country who have had a recommendation that they may not be recognised as a refugee by ORAC; the total applicants per country whose application is deemed withdrawn by ORAC; the total applicants per country whose application was actually withdrawn by ORAC; the total applicants per country whose application is processed under the Dublin II regulation by ORAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26966/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. However, I would point the Deputy to the website of the Office of the Refugee applications Commissioner (www.orac.ie) where detailed statistical information of the type requested is available in PDF format, allowing for easy download and printing.

I would alert the Deputy to the fact that the number of recommendations in any year refers to the year in which the recommendation was made and not necessarily the year in which the application was received.