The Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner has responsibility for providing EUROSTAT with statistical data in the area of asylum on the basis of a number of categories namely: monthly data on asylum applications broken down by nationality of applicant; monthly data on asylum decisions, at first instance, broken down by nationality of applicant and by decision type. Decision types include Geneva Convention status. Data on applications pending are also requested; quarterly data on applications for asylum by unaccompanied minors broken down by nationality and age group of applicant.
In so far as the relevant data are available to ORAC, I am advised that it is provided to EUROSTAT by that office. While the first two categories of data have to date only been provided on a quarterly basis, I am advised that arrangements have been made to ensure that ORAC now provides the data in question in line with EUROSTAT timeframes on a monthly basis.