Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 November 2020
189. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Justice the monthly number of applications, approvals and refusals for permission to remain since the commencement of the International Protection Act 2015 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35649/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraSince the International Protection Act 2015 (the 2015 Act) commenced on 31 December 2016, the International Protection Office has carried out the function of considering Permission to Remain (under section 49 of the 2015 Act), in respect of those applicants who have been refused international protection at first instance.
Table 1 provides the applications made for the years 2017-2019 and to end September 2020 as well as those cases that were on hand in the former Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner at the commencement date and which were transitioned to the new body for processing. The figures provided are those available as of 10 November 2020.
Table 1: Applications for International Protection
|
Applications for international protection |
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|
Month Application |
Transition cases pre- 2017 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Jan |
246 |
162 |
312 |
411 |
306 |
|
Feb |
247 |
221 |
288 |
344 |
246 |
|
Mar |
226 |
214 |
375 |
368 |
177 |
|
Apr |
266 |
171 |
221 |
344 |
30 |
|
May |
245 |
294 |
219 |
385 |
16 |
|
Jun |
321 |
212 |
234 |
383 |
41 |
|
Jul |
318 |
179 |
301 |
445 |
107 |
|
Aug |
416 |
217 |
327 |
414 |
118 |
|
Sep |
450 |
334 |
365 |
668 |
173 |
|
Oct |
379 |
311 |
377 |
436 |
|
|
Nov |
543 |
297 |
309 |
289 |
|
|
Dec |
605 |
308 |
346 |
294 |
|
|
Grand Total |
4262 |
2920 |
3674 |
4781 |
1214 |
Table 2 – Decisions to grant permission to remain at first instance for the years 2017-2019 and to end September 2020
|
Grants |
Year Decision |
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Month Decision |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 (up to 30.09.2020) |
|
Jan |
20 |
8 |
15 |
|
|
Feb |
25 |
3 |
16 |
|
|
Mar |
13 |
30 |
11 |
|
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Apr |
14 |
35 |
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May |
16 |
53 |
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Jun |
1 |
4 |
31 |
|
|
Jul |
3 |
20 |
35 |
29 |
|
Aug |
4 |
22 |
19 |
28 |
|
Sep |
4 |
10 |
13 |
35 |
|
Oct |
12 |
20 |
15 |
|
|
Nov |
34 |
20 |
8 |
|
|
Dec |
8 |
14 |
16 |
|
|
Grand Total |
66 |
198 |
266 |
134 |
Table 3 – Decisions to refuse permission to remain at first instance for the years 2017-2019 and to end September 2020
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Refusals |
Year Decision |
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|
Month Decision |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 (up to 30.09.2020) |
|
Jan |
117 |
109 |
229 |
|
|
Feb |
130 |
21 |
242 |
|
|
Mar |
144 |
164 |
147 |
|
|
Apr |
2 |
170 |
194 |
|
|
May |
46 |
216 |
218 |
|
|
Jun |
60 |
154 |
201 |
18 |
|
Jul |
95 |
137 |
225 |
204 |
|
Aug |
120 |
147 |
175 |
189 |
|
Sep |
143 |
132 |
198 |
144 |
|
Oct |
135 |
161 |
199 |
|
|
Nov |
146 |
190 |
231 |
|
|
Dec |
84 |
129 |
147 |
|
|
Grand Total |
831 |
1827 |
2082 |
1173 |
Table 4: Decisions to grant permission to remain following a review for the years 2017-2019 and to end September 2020
|
PTR Review Grants 2017 to 30.09.2020* |
Year Decision |
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Month Decision |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 (up to 30.09.2020) |
|
Jan |
2 |
14 |
|
|
Feb |
14 |
24 |
|
|
Mar |
13 |
10 |
|
|
Apr |
1 |
16 |
|
|
May |
6 |
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|
Jun |
28 |
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|
Jul |
38 |
1 |
|
|
Aug |
14 |
27 |
|
|
Sep |
9 |
30 |
|
|
Oct |
19 |
6 |
|
|
Nov |
9 |
4 |
|
|
Dec |
20 |
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|
Grand Total |
29 |
170 |
106 |
Table 5: Decisions to refuse permission to remain following a review for the years 2017-2019 and to end September 2020
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PTR Review Refusals 2017 to 30.09.2020* |
Year Decision |
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Month Decision |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 (up to 30.09.2020) |
|
Jan |
7 |
86 |
|
|
Feb |
65 |
55 |
|
|
Mar |
2 |
37 |
|
|
Apr |
4 |
16 |
|
|
May |
38 |
8 |
|
|
Jun |
16 |
75 |
|
|
Jul |
26 |
55 |
|
|
Aug |
50 |
97 |
|
|
Sep |
15 |
44 |
37 |
|
Oct |
53 |
61 |
|
|
Nov |
37 |
43 |
|
|
Dec |
59 |
60 |
|
|
Grand Total |
298 |
533 |
215 |
