Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 154: 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 Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39858/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I refer the Deputy to my previous Replies to his Parliamentary Questions. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person in question was the subject of a Family Reunification/Permission to Remain application made by his brother in 2003. The Family Reunification/Permission to Remain application was refused in August 2004 and the brother of the person in question was notified of the decision on 19 August 2004. I am further informed by INIS that the legal representative of the person referred to by the Deputy made further representations and were informed on 13 March 2009 that as the person concerned was being interviewed by An Garda Síochána his application was being suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. On receipt of the completed investigation by An Garda Síochána the application will be further considered.