Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 614: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 306 of 7 October, 2008, if he has considered the report of the Refugee Applications Commissioner on a request for family reunification by a person (details supplied); when he will make a decision on this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1075/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my answer to his previous question in respect of this person. I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in April 2008. The 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. At present, applications are taking approximately 24 months to process.