Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 1167: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the application for family reunification in respect of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1291/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The person in question made a Family Reunification application on behalf of his wife and mother in February 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.