Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 650: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31065/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The two visa applications referred to by the Deputy were received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 29 April 2009. Both were refused by the Visa Officer on 25 May 2009 for the following reasons:

1. The evidence of finances submitted was deemed insufficient, further no details as regards the account holder were evident on the documentation submitted;

2. There was insufficient documentation submitted in support of the application in that there was no birth certificates for the applicants submitted. There was no documentation submitted verifying that the father has been granted full custody of the applicants. Further there was no written consent from the mother or a copy of her passport for verification of signature.

The applicants lodged appeals which were received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 17 August 2009. Both decisions of the Visa Officer were upheld by the Appeals Officer on 14 September 2009. Only one appeal per application is allowed. The only option now available to the applicants is to make a fresh visa application.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 651: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31066/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has no record of an application for Family Reunification having been made by or on behalf of the person concerned.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 652: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31067/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the person to whom he refers was granted permission to remain in the State under the IBC/05 Scheme and that this permission is currently valid until 25 October, 2010. Permission to remain under the IBC/05 Scheme is subject to the condition that the granting of such permission does not confer any entitlement or legitimate expectation on any other person, whether related to the applicant or not, to enter or remain in the State.

It is open to all non-Irish nationals, who are resident outside the State, and who are visa-required to enter the State, to apply to their nearest Irish Embassy or Consulate for an entry visa. Comprehensive guidelines on making a visa application can be found on www.inis.gov.ie.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 653: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31068/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has no record of an application for Family Reunification having been made by or on behalf of the person concerned.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 654: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31069/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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An application for long term residency from the person concerned was received in my Department on 3 August 2007. Officials in the Long Term Residency Section inform me that a letter issued to the applicant's solicitor on 10 September 2009 requesting further documents. Once this documentation has been received, processing of the application will continue.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 655: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31070/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that the person in question was granted permission to remain in the State in September 2000 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish citizen children. The person concerned currently has permission to remain until September 13, 2010. The person concerned is not entitled to make an application for family reunification. If a family member of the person concerned resident outside the State and who is visa-required to enter the State wishes to enter the State, a visa application may be made to the nearest Irish Embassy or Consulate. Comprehensive guidelines on making a visa application can be found on www.inis.gov.ie.