Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 475: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason a visa was refused to persons (details supplied). [8819/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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In the case of one of the persons concerned, my Department has been in contact with the reference in Ireland and the visa has been approved.

In the case of the second person concerned, the visa officer made several attempts to contact the applicant's reference in the State to clarify an issue relating to the application. When contact was finally made, the reference informed the visa officer that the applicant requested the application to be considered withdrawn as the course had already commenced. The applicant intends to travel to the State at a later date and will reapply for a visa closer to that time.