Shane McEntee (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 481: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason persons (details supplied) were refused a holiday visa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20762/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The applications in question were for the stated purposes of allowing four non-EEA nationals travel to the State to visit a relative who is resident here.

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, if it is unlikely that the applicant would overstay the length of time applied for. The visa officer will have regard to information provided and to such factors as the applicant's ties and general circumstances in their country of origin. The applications in question were refused on 16 March 2005 because the visa officer could not reasonably be satisfied, on the basis of the documentation supplied to my Department in support of the applications, that the applicants would observe the conditions of the visas applied for. It is open to the persons in question to submit fresh applications supported by current documentation should they still wish to travel.