Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 Mar 2003

Vol. 563 No. 4

Written Answers - Refugee Status.

Michael Ring

Question:

554 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of applications for refugee status that have been received, granted and refused for countries (details supplied) in 2000, 2001, and 2002. [7907/03]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. McDowell)

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following three tables.

Table 1 – Year 2000

Country	Total Number Applications Received	Granted at 1st Instance	Refused at 1st Instance	Granted/Set Aside (Substantive Appeal)	Refused/Affirmed (Appeal)
Belarus	131	1	79	10	13
Iran	24	3	4	1	0
Iraq	89	39	55	6	2
Ivory Coast	87	0	20	0	3
Palestine	21	3	3	1	0
Zimbabwe	25	0	4	0	1

Table 2 – Year 2001

Country	Total Number Applications Received	Granted at 1st Instance	Refused at 1st Instance	Granted/Set aside (Substantive Appeal)	Refused/Affirmed (Appeal)
Belarus	84	1	43	4	26
Iran	27	7	7	0	3
Iraq	48	35	50	22	14
Ivory Coast	47	2	36	2	12
Palestine	11	1	13	0	0
Zimbabwe	102	1	14	0	5

Table 3 – Year 2002

Country	Total Number Applications Received	Granted at 1st Instance	Refused at 1st Instance	Granted/Set aside (Substantive Appeal)	Refused/Affirmed (Appeal)
Belarus	61	5	67	19	19
Iran	17	10	18	7	7
Iraq	148	43	41	24	19
Ivory Coast	53	9	62	6	25
Palestine	40	19	20	0	1
Zimbabwe	357	159	165	15	26

Note: In so far as first instance decisions are concerned, the recommendations to grant or refuse refer to the year in which the recommendation was made and not the year in which the application was lodged.