Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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463. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a temporary travel visa will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 14; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16669/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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In the absence of more information it is not possible to respond to the Deputy in detail. However, it is assumed that the Deputy is referring to a visa that would allow the person concerned to re-enter the State after a temporary absence.

Information on the re-entry visa application process, including details of the supporting documentation required, is available on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service at www.inis.gov.ie.

Re-entry visa applications submitted by post will generally take 5 working days to process following the receipt of all required documents. This time frame may increase during peak processing periods throughout the year. The date of the postal applications being processed at present is available on www.inis.gov.ie.

Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

Noel Harrington (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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464. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 1 April 2014, if he will correct the reply to state the correct statutory instrument which is not SI 412/2012 - Sea-Fisheries (Celtic Sea Technical Measures) Regulations 2012; if will further state the statutory instrument which sets out the regulations and criteria that the deciding officer operates under in his requests for personal details from the applicant and their host-s; if there is no statutory instrument then under what regulations, rules or guidelines forms the basis for further requests for information from the applicants and their hosts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16676/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that the answer supplied to Parliamentary Question No. 417 of 1 April 2014 contained a typographical error in the number of the statutory instrument cited.

The statutory instrument cited was the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2012. It was incorrectly identified as S.I. No. 412 of 2012. The correct number is S.I. No. 417 of 2012. I regret any inconvenience caused to the Deputy and wish to advise that the Dáil record has been amended.

The substance of the answer supplied on 1 April 2014 is, however, unaffected. Visa applications are determined in accordance with administrative procedures and are granted at the discretion of the Minister for Justice and Equality. As previously advised, certain standard supporting documents are required for all visa applications. However, on occasion, a visa officer may require additional documentation in order to determine whether the application should be granted. Applicants are forewarned of this possibility by the declaration that they sign as part of the application process. The wording of the declaration is to the effect that the applicant understands that additional information and/or data may be required and that failure to provide this, if requested, may result in the refusal of their application.

Information in relation to the standard supporting documentation required for the various types of visas (visit visas etc.) is available on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service at www.inis.gov.ie.