Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 220: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will specify what "no provision to grant visa" means on a letter of refusal to a visa applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7128/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was submitted to the Visa Office by the person concerned in December 2002.

At that time the words "no provision to grant this visa" were used in situations where, in particular circumstances there was no facility to grant a visa.

Practices and procedures pertaining to the examination of visa applications have changed since 2002 and while the application in question was refused at that time the applicant's own circumstance may have changed. It is now open to the applicant to submit a new application which will be fully examined by my Department.