Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 404: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a visa application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38188/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I refer the Deputy to my Department's detailed correspondence with him dated 3 June 2005. This correspondence stated that it was necessary to refuse the application on grounds of insufficient finances, potential cost to public funds and potential impact on public resources. As stated in this correspondence, the applicant was entitled to submit the appeal within two months of the decision date forwarding any additional documentation that she may have felt were relevant to the appeal. The decision date was 2 June 2005 and the deadline for lodging the appeal was 2 August 2005. To date my Department has no record of an appeal.

The Deputy has indicated that the circumstances of the applicant have changed. If this is the position, it is open to applicants to make fresh application supported by current documentation. My Department will be happy to consider this new application.