Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 626: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reopen the application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 in view of the unconvincing declaration from UNHCR in regard to their age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28128/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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As I stated to the Deputy in my answer to his previous Parliamentary Question 23282/06 answered on the 15 June 2006, information became available to my Department which raised serious doubts as to whether the daughter of the person concerned was a minor at the date of application for family reunification.

As part of an investigation into this matter the daughter was interviewed in 2005 when it was concluded that she was in fact more than 18 years of age at the date of application.

A conclusion was reached therefore that the person previously approved for a visa could not have been a minor daughter of the person concerned at the date application for family reunification. Without substantial new information I see no reason to review this decision.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 627: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress to date in respect of the application for family reunification in the name of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28129/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The person in question made a family reunification application on behalf of his wife and daughter in February 2004.

Consideration of this application is ongoing and the Family Reunification section of my Department is currently awaiting a response to a query raised with the legal representative of the person concerned.

On receipt of an answer the application will be considered further and a decision will issue in due course.