Question on refugee status decision stats

QUESTION NO: 17

DÁIL QUESTION addressed to the Minister for Justice and Equality (Mr. Shatter)
by Deputy Thomas Pringle
for ORAL on Thursday, 27th February, 2014.
To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tablular format the number of persons granted refugee status in each of the past five years; the number of those refused in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

– Thomas Pringle
REPLY.
The number of persons refused refugee status in 2013 at both first instance and on appeal was 773. The corresponding figures for 2012 to 2009 were 927, 1678, 3573 and 4230 respectively.

The number of persons granted refugee status in 2013 at both first instance and on appeal was 192. The corresponding figures for 2012 to 2009 were 92, 132,160 and 394 respectively.

Regarding recognition rates, I might add that the rates in 2013 are over double those in 2012.

These figures do not include persons granted permission to remain in the State under the Subsidiary Protection or Leave to Remain processes.

I can further inform the Deputy that the median processing time to a final decision on an asylum application in 2013 was 36 weeks. Some cases can take significantly longer to complete due to, for example, delays arising from medical issues or because of judicial review proceedings. All asylum applications and appeals are processed in accordance with the Refugee Act 1996 and other relevant statutory provisions. High quality and fair decision-making in all cases continues to be a key priority at all stages of the asylum process.

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