Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 287: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on a visa application by a person (details supplied). [36884/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on 28 October 2008. It was refused by the Visa Officer on 28 October 2008 for a number of reasons:

1. There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application in that the application form had not been fully completed;

2. The evidence of finances shown was deemed insufficient;

3. The obligations to return to the home country were not deemed sufficient;

4. It was the opinion of the Visa Officer that the applicant may not observe the conditions of the visa if granted.

The decision of the Visa Officer may be appealed within two months of the date of decision, in this case before 28 December 2008. Guidelines on making an appeal can be found on the website of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service at www.inis.gov.ie