Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 635: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a copy of previous information will be forwarded to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3579/08]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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An employment visa was approved for the person concerned in May, 2001 and records show that he arrived in Ireland on 26 May, 2001. Paper records of Visa Applications are kept for a maximum period of four years, after which time they are destroyed. Hence, it is not possible to ascertain if the document in question was received, or retained. Several re-entry visas have been approved since then but information such as the document in question would not normally be sought for these applications.