Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 May 2004
239 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an interview will be arranged for a person (details supplied) who is ten months in a hostel; and if he will expedite this application. [12576/04]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that it is not the practice to comment on individual applications for asylum.
As the Deputy will be aware, under the Refugee Act 1996, two independent statutory offices were established to consider applications and or appeals for refugee status and to make recommendations to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform on whether such status should be granted.
These two offices are the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, which considers applications for a declaration as a refugee at first instance and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal which considers applications for a declaration at appeal stage. I understand that the applicant in question will be scheduled for interview in the near future.
