G.T. v Minister for Justice & Anor (Approved) (Rev2)

EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT of Ms. Justice Siobh�n Phelan, delivered on the 5 th day of March, 2025.

      The matter comes before me on an application made on behalf of the Applicant that he be released on bail from detention at Cloverhill Prison where he is currently held pending deportation subject to such conditions as may be fixed.� The Applicant does not invoke a statutory jurisdiction to grant a bail application but rather the application is brought in reliance on the inherent jurisdiction of the Court.

      In a questionnaire completed in English on the 14 th of November, 2022, by the Applicant himself, the Applicant claimed protection due to his stated fears arising, inter alia , from his opposition political opinion, being a member/supporter of the Girchi party and threats from a named criminal in Georgia.� He also claimed to have lost his passport.

      The Applicant was issued with a first instance refusal of his application by the International Protection Office (hereinafter "the IPO") by way of letter dated the 13 th of February, 2023.� This first instance refusal was accompanied by a s. 39 Report dated the 2 nd of February, 2023, in which his claim was given detailed consideration on behalf of the Minister.

      The application was refused by IPAT in or about March, 2023, following an accelerated appeal procedure and in the absence of an oral hearing by reason of the safe country of origin finding contained in the s. 39 report.� The Tribunal decision is not before me and was not available to the Applicant's new solicitors in issuing these proceedings.