Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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906. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the serving members of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the date on which their terms expire. [34947/13]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The details requested by the Deputy are as follows:

Due to the fall in asylum applications and the consequential fall in appeals lodged with the Tribunal in recent years, there has not been a requirement to appoint Tribunal Members since I took office. However, in light of the low number of members now serving, I decided that a selection process involving the Public Appointments Service be conducted to draw up a panel of suitably qualified persons from which appointments to the Tribunal could be made. This process is in its final stages and I expect to be in a position shortly to appoint new Tribunal Members as the need arises.