Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will grant a holiday visa to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29885/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The application in question was received by my Department on 10 October 2005. 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. 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.