Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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755. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason an application for a visa has been refused by his Department (details supplied). [13136/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was made by a person who wished to join their spouse in Ireland on a permanent basis. It was received in the Visa Office, Abu Dhabi on 30 December 2013. Following full consideration, the Visa Officer decided to refuse the application on 28 January 2014 and the person concerned was informed of the reasons.

The decision to refuse was appealed on 4 March 2014. The appeal will be considered by a Visa Appeals Officer and a decision will issue in due course. As outlined in the refusal letter issued to the applicant, the application was refused for a number of reasons, including insufficient evidence/documentation being provided to demonstrate the bone fides of the relationship, inconsistencies in the information provided in the application and the risk that the granting of a visa would result in a cost to public funds or resources. 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.