Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding receipt of a visitor visa application for a person (details supplied); when a decision on this visa application will be conveyed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16093/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The application in question was to enable the mother of a non-EEA national to visit with family in the State. In assessing any visa application, the visa officer will consider various matters, including whether it is reasonable in all the circumstances to conclude that the applicant would fully honour the conditions of the visa, for example, it is unlikely the applicant would overstay the length of time applied for. In all cases the onus is on the applicant to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the visa officer that he or she would observe the conditions of any visa which could issue. The applicant provided no information of a social, economic or professional nature with her home country which would lead the visa officer to conclude that the applicant would return following the proposed visit. The visa was refused on 1 September 2004 and the decision was sent to Kiev two days later.

The application is now over seven months out of date. It is of course open to the applicant to make a fresh application. Any such application should include up to date supporting documentation and the application will be considered anew.