Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 311: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied). [26260/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person in question made an application for Family Reunification on behalf of her children in May 2008.

This application was forwarded to the Office of 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. At the present time Family Reunification applications are taking approximately 24 months to process.