Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding the application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25589/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned is the subject of a Family Reunification application made in February 2009.

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 INIS. This application will be considered by INIS and a decision will issue in due course. Applications are currently taking approximately 24 months to process.