Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application by the spouse of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 will be processed and a decision communicated to the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11339/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 8 March 2005.

In the interests of fairness, all visa applications are dealt with strictly in date received order unless there are extenuating circumstances which would warrant prioritisation. On the basis of the information supplied to my Department, no such circumstances appear to exist in this case.

As visa applications take, on average, four to six weeks to process, a decision should be expected to be reached in this case in the near future. The applicant will be notified of any decision as soon as possible. The decision will also be available on my Department's website, www.justice.ie via the visa decisions link.