Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 507: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will issue a visa for a person (details supplied) to come to this country to be with their mother. [26362/07]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The person in question made a Family Reunification application in respect of family members in January 2007. 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 will be considered by my Department and a decision will issue in due course. At the present time Family Reunification applications are taking up to 24 months to process.