Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 262: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position regarding an application for family reunification and residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35881/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that as the person concerned was approved as the subject of a Family Reunification Application, he is not entitled to make a Family Reunification application in respect of family members. I am further informed that the wife of this person has made an application in respect of her step daughter. The application was forwarded to the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. On completion of the investigation the Commissioner will prepare and forward a report to my Department and on receipt of the Commissioners report the application will be considered further.