Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made on a family reunification application for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare. [45788/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my answers to Question No. 1213 of 30 January 2008 and Question No. 131 of 9 October 2008. I am informed by the immigration division of my Department that a family reunification application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in May 2002. A decision was issued in January 2005. A review of that decision was carried out in 2005. Following the review, the person in question was notified that the original decision was upheld. A new application for family reunification was received from the person in December 2007. This application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. The investigation has been completed and the commissioner has forwarded a report to my Department. The report will be considered by my Department and a decision on the application will issue in due course.