I can inform the Deputy that my Department does not grant Programme Refugee Status so I am unable to provide figures on this. Programme Refugees who come to Ireland do so at the invitation of the Irish government. They are interviewed by my officials and undergo security screening through an Garda Síochána prior to their arrival in the State and arrive with status as refugees already granted.
Figures in relation to convention refugee status, subsidiary protection and permission to remain under the International Protection Act 2015 at first instance and final decision stage are set out in the table below. Permissions granted under Section 3 of the Immigration act 1999 do not have first instance decisions just a final decision.
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2019 (to the end of October*)
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Recommendations to grant Refugee Status
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Recommendations to grant Subsidiary Protection
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Decisions to grant Permission to Remain under the International protection Act 2015
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Decisions to Granted Permission to Remain under the International Protection Act following review
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Permissions granted under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999
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First Instance
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597
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117
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242
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141
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Final Decision Stage
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657
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56
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267
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* Figures for October are provisional. While the statistics are correct at time of issuing, they may change due to data cleansing. Final decisions made by my Department relate only to decisions made in the year not when the application was made.
