Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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239. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position regarding an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2083/14]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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262. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the application of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2150/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 239 and 262 together.

The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office Abuja on 19 December 2013. Following full consideration, the Visa Officer decided to refuse the grant of the visa on 13 January 2014. The specific reasons for the application being refused are contained in the refusal letter, which has issued to the person concerned.

Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.