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Subsidiary Protection Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 June 2013

Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Ceisteanna (178)

Seán Kenny

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178. Deputy Seán Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the application for subsidiary protection in the State will be decided in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 5. [28367/13]

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Following the formal refusal of his asylum application, the person concerned lodged an application for subsidiary protection. In light of the High Court Judgment of Mr. Justice Hogan in the MM case, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS), in conjunction with the Offices of the Attorney General, is working on the development of a framework, legislative and administrative, under which existing and future applications for subsidiary protection will be determined. Once the necessary legislative provisions have been completed, the new subsidiary protection determination arrangements will be put into operation as soon as possible thereafter. Further information is available on the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) Website - www.inis.gov.ie - and this information will be updated as developments occur.

The legislative provisions referred to above are being given priority attention. Once the new arrangements are in place, steps will be taken to have all outstanding applications for subsidiary protection, including the application lodged by the person concerned, processed in a timely manner.

In the event that his application for subsidiary protection is refused, the position in the State of the person concerned will then be decided by reference to the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) on the prohibition of refoulement. All representations submitted will be considered before a final decision is made. Once a decision has been made, this decision, and the consequences of the decision, will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.

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