Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 517: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will reconsider an application for a tourist visa in respect of a person (details supplied). [18885/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 30th May, 2007. The decision of the Visa Officer to refuse this was taken on 11th June, 2007. The application was refused by the Visa Officer as the finances provided were deemed insufficient, the documentation supplied was incomplete, no clear link between the applicant and the reference was shown and finally there were inconsistencies in the information provided.

It is open to the applicant to appeal this decision; however, to date, no appeal has been received. All appeals must be submitted within two months of the initial refusal.

Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 518: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in the case of persons (details supplied). [18886/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The applications referred to by the Deputy were received in our Dublin Visa Office on 21st June, 2007. Visa applications are processed as speedily as possible having regard to the numbers on hand and the resources available to process them. The applications referred to by the Deputy are currently pending examination by a Visa Officer and a decision should be expected in the very near future.