Court of Appeal quashes decision refusing a national of Western Sahara permission to remain in the State, on the grounds that the reviewer did not address humanitarian considerations beyond whether the European Convention on Human Rights would be breached if he was not permitted to stay in Ireland.
Appeal of decision making process – appellant refused permission to remain in the State – review pursuant to s.49(7) of the International Protection Act 2015 – judicial review – international protection – the effect of a late Addendum to s.35 personal interview report on PTR Review – how the humanitarian considerations and refoulment provisions were dealt with in the review – entered the State in 2015 – challenge brought by amendment to judicial review – delay - challenge to the validity of s.35 report, s.39 recommendation and s.49(4) decision were brought out of time – no good reason for extension of time – High Court correct in holding those claims were time barred – no prejudice suffered by virtue of the fact the appellant did not have sight of the Addendum – not a breach of audi alteram partem – humanitarian considerations unduly restricted by the decision maker – Minister addressed the principle of non-refoulment sufficiently – decision maker did not address the humanitarian considerations appropriately – Minister set too high a bar only considering them in relation to Article 3 and 8 ECHR – conflated humanitarian considerations with ECHR rights – right to respect for private and family life, home and correspondence – review did not accept that there were grounds for believing there was a real risk he would be exposed to a decline in his state in health resulting in intense suffering or a significant reduction in life expectancy – review rejected that his medical condition reached the threshold of Article 3 ECHR – humanitarian considerations go beyond whether there will be a breach of ECHR rights – must be a consideration of personal and family rights in the overall context of the grant or refusal of permission to remain -integration into society and his intentions were not considered in the humanitarian section of the Review – onus on the Minister to deal with the Spirasi report – failure to indicate that additional issues had been correctly addressed was a failure to adequately explain the reasons for refusing review - appellant entitled to an Order of certiorari of the s.49(7) Review on this ground.