Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 376: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a request for a visa in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28703/11]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 5 September 2011. The application is currently awaiting consideration by a Visa Officer. Visa Officers are currently considering applications of this type which were received on the 24 August 2011. If all the required supporting documentation has been submitted and no queries arise in this case a decision can be expected in the near future.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may also be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.