T.F. v The Minister for Justice and Equality (Approved)

             These grounds were all disputed by the respondent (also �the Minister� ) who in addition contends that relief should not be granted to the appellant by way of judicial review because he has an alternative remedy available to him by way of a statutory right of appeal to the Circuit Court.� The appellant has in fact lodged such an appeal, but it has not yet proceeded to hearing, presumably pending the outcome of this judicial review.

             The termination of refugee status is governed by two separate but interacting statutory provisions.� Section 9 of the 2015 Act sets out the circumstances in which a person will cease to be a refugee and s. 52 sets out the procedure to be followed by the Minister before she revokes a refugee declaration (such declarations having been given under s. 47 of the same Act).

             The relevant parts of s. 9 are as follows:-

(c) ��has acquired a new nationality (other than as an Irish citizen), and enjoys the protection of the country of his or her new nationality,�

(e) �subject to sub-sections (2) and (3), can no longer, because the circumstances in connection with which he or she has been recognised as a refugee have ceased to exist, continue to refuse to avail himself or herself of the protection of his or her country of nationality,�