Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2005
415 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if an application to stay here on humanitarian grounds in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford will be expedited. [4511/05]
View answerThe person concerned applied for asylum on 6 June 2003 and had his claim investigated, in turn, by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, both of which concluded that he did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. The recommendations of these two bodies were communicated to the person concerned on 22 June 2004 and 29 November 2004 respectively.
The ministerial decisions unit in my Department will write to the person concerned in the coming days to outline his position in the State and setting out the options open to him.
416 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of an application for asylum in the name of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and when a decision will be made in this case. [4512/05]
View answerThe person concerned applied for asylum on 24 March 2004 and had her claim investigated, in turn, by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, both of which concluded that she did not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee. The recommendations of these two bodies were communicated to the person concerned on 30 December 2004 and 7 February 2005 respectively. My Department's ministerial decisions unit will write to the person concerned in the coming days to outline her current position in the State.
