John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 674: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a decision in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be expedited. [10207/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I am informed that the visa application to which the Deputy is referring is reference no. 1647646. Applications are dealt with strictly in the order of date received.

As we have an obligation to provide the best possible service to all our customers and to deal objectively with all applications received in a fair and transparent manner, applications are not, as a rule, given priority over earlier applications in the queue. In exceptional circumstances, prioritisation of one or more applications may be warranted. However, it does not appear that any such circumstances exist in this case.

As processing times for visa applications are, on average, between four and six weeks, the applicant can expect a decision in this case in the near future.