Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when an application for family reunification will be decided on for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17689/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question is the subject of a Family Reunification/Permission to Remain application made in August 2006.

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.