Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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126. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will facilitate a family reunification with a spouse for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14188/16]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to by the Deputy was received by the Irish Visa Office in Abuja, Nigeria on 15/04/2016. Should all documentation be in order, the applicant can expect a decision by the end of June 2016 and will be notified of this decision by the Abuja Visa Office.

The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.

In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to the Visa Office in Abuja (abujaembassy@dfa.ie).