270 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that a tender competition was recently held to appoint presenting officers to attend hearings of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; the publications and website on which this competition was advertised; the costs involved; the number of tenders received; the number of those interviewed by the selection board; the names of the members of the selection board and the fees and expenses they were paid; the name of the successful applicant; if they are solicitors or barristers; if those people are being or have been appointed as staff members of his Department or the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner; if they have been appointed or will be appointed authorised officers under the Refugee Act 1996; if so, the date of same; if the successful appointees are able to subcontract work to another solicitor or barrister or legal firms; if they are able to provide services to asylum applications before the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; the schedule of fees being paid; if they have been reduced in view of the statement (details supplied) of 3 February 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12879/09]

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270 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will confirm that a tender competition was recently held to appoint presenting officers to attend hearings of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; the publications and website on which this competition was advertised; the costs involved; the number of tenders received; the number of those interviewed by the selection board; the names of the members of the selection board and the fees and expenses they were paid; the name of the successful applicant; if they are solicitors or barristers; if those people are being or have been appointed as staff members of his Department or the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner; if they have been appointed or will be appointed authorised officers under the Refugee Act 1996; if so, the date of same; if the successful appointees are able to subcontract work to another solicitor or barrister or legal firms; if they are able to provide services to asylum applications before the Refugee Appeals Tribunal; the schedule of fees being paid; if they have been reduced in view of the statement (details supplied) of 3 February 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12879/09]

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