Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 467: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when visitors' visas will be granted to persons (details supplied). [2909/07]

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 468: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for family reunification in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Laois will be completed in view of the fact that this application was received in his Department in March 2005. [2910/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 467 and 468 together.

I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in February 2005 by means of two visa applications.

The application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. This investigation is completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department.

This application is still under consideration by my Department and a decision will issue in due course.