Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 140: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position in relation to an application for family reunification in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5518/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my answer to his previous Parliamentary Question No 858 put down for answer on 10th July 2008. The person in question made a Family Reunification application on behalf of his wife, daughters and son in January 2008. 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. Applications are currently taking approximately 24 months to process.