Liz McManus
Ceist:788 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum seekers seeking refugee status for each of the years from 1990 to 1998. [1026/99]
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788 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum seekers seeking refugee status for each of the years from 1990 to 1998. [1026/99]
789 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of successful applicants granted refugee status for each of the years from 1990 to 1998. [1027/99]
790 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of successful applicants seeking refugee status having been granted this status after initial interview with his Department for each of the years from 1990 to 1998. [1028/99]
791 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum seekers granted refugee status after the appeal stage of the procedure for each of the years from 1990 to 1998. [1029/99]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 788, 789, 790 and 791 together.
1990 |
1991 |
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Number of Applications: |
62 |
31 |
Number Granted: |
1 |
1 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Number of applications |
39 |
91 |
362 |
424 |
1,179 |
3,883 |
4,626 |
Number of applicants withdrawn before decision |
3 |
52 |
222 |
219 |
547 |
1,263 |
396 |
Number of withdrawn applications re-submitted to the Asylum Process |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
21 |
12 |
Number of applications transferred under Dublin Convention |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
First Stage |
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Number recognised as refugees at first stage of determination |
7 |
9 |
34 |
90 |
167 |
67 |
9 |
Number refused at first stage of determination |
29 |
30 |
106 |
112 |
391 |
434 |
338 |
deemed abandoned |
1 |
1 |
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found to be manifestly unfounded |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
47 |
45 |
of which – returned to first stage determination process following appeal of manifestly unfounded decision |
3 |
5 |
4 |
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of which – granted temporary leave to remain |
(7) |
(5) |
(66) |
(21) |
(36) |
(0) |
(0) |
Number of first instance applications outstanding |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
2 |
70 |
2,083 |
3,838 |
Appeal Stage |
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Number of cases appealed |
6 |
21 |
21 |
69 |
299 |
360 |
225 |
Number of man/unfounded |
1 |
4 |
19 |
7 |
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Total appealed |
6 |
21 |
21 |
70 |
303 |
379 |
232 |
Number of cases withdrawn before appeal |
2 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
7 |
Number of cases granted refugee status following appeal– |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
20 |
14 |
2 |
Number returned to first stage determination process |
3 |
5 |
4 |
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Number of cases refused following appeal |
3 |
17 |
14 |
48 |
98 |
27 |
3 |
Number of cases upheld as manifestly unfounded |
(1) |
(1) |
(10) |
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of which– |
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granted temporary leave to remain following appeal |
(2) |
(11) |
(1) |
(1) |
(1) |
(0) |
(0) |
Number of appeal cases outstanding |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
171 |
311 |
216 |
–of which manifestly unfounded |
(3) |
(3) |
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Total number of cases on hands |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
241 |
2,394 |
4,054 |
6,699 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Granted refugee status at first stage |
4 |
15 |
36 |
209 |
128 |
Granted refugee status at appeal stage |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
40 |
Refused statusof which– |
27 |
43 |
32 |
304 |
1202 |
granted temporary leave to remain at first instance |
(5) |
(8) |
(6) |
(120) |
(0) |
of which– |
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were found to be manifestly unfounded |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(104) |
were deemed abandoned |
(2) |
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of which – returned to first stage determination process following |
(12) |
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appeal of manifestly unfounded decision |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(0) |
(21) |
granted temporary leave to remain following appeal |
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Total |
31 |
58 |
68 |
517 |
1,370 |