Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a visa application for a person, details supplied, in County Cork. [21731/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Although the Deputy has not supplied a visa application reference number, my officials believe they have located the application in question, reference number 1518085. I can inform the Deputy that this application was approved by my Department on 2 June 2005.

Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a holiday visa application for a person, details supplied, in County Cork. [21732/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The application referred to by the Deputy was received by my Department on 23 May 2005. The application in question was to enable the wife of a non-EEA national employed under the employment permit scheme travel to the State to reside with him. A worker employed under the employment permit scheme may be joined by their spouse and minor children after the worker has been in the State for one year and has been offered a contract for a further year. The worker must also be able to fully support the family members in question without the need to have recourse to public funds.

Following examination and assessment of the application by a visa officer of my Department, it was determined that the supporting documentation did not show that the worker in question was in a position to fully support his wife. Consequently, the application was refused on 13 June 2005 on grounds of insufficient finances. It is open to the applicant to appeal this decision in writing within two months of receipt of the decision to refuse the application. Any appeal should be accompanied by appropriate additional documentation that the applicant feels will address the reasons for refusal given.

Gerard Murphy (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding a visa application for a person, details supplied, in County Cork. [21733/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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Although the Deputy has not supplied a visa application reference number, my officials believe they have located the application in question, reference number 1518084. I can inform the Deputy that this application was approved by my Department on 2 June 2005.