Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Question 557: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an appeal of an application for a visitor visa by a person (details supplied). [11789/09]

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 6 January 2009. It was refused by the Visa Officer on 7 January 2009 for a number of reasons: 1.There was no clear link to the reference in Ireland shown; There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application; The evidence of finances was deemed insufficient and incomplete; The obligations to return to the home country were not deemed sufficient; It was the opinion of the Visa Officer that the applicant may not observe the conditions of the visa, if granted.

The applicant lodged an appeal on 29 January 2009 and the decision of the Visa Officer was upheld by the Appeals Officer on 16 March 2009. Only one appeal per application is allowed. The only option available to the applicant now is to make a fresh application.