Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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106. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if stamp 4 or an equivalent family reunification application or visa can be facilitated for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21581/17]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the “Join Family” applications referred to were refused on appeal by the Visa Office in Abu Dhabi in 2014 and the applicants were advised accordingly. No further applications were made.

It is open to any visa required national to apply for a visa for any purpose. Each application is considered on its individual merits with the Visa Officer having regard to all of the information available including any previous applications made. The onus rests at all times with the applicant to satisfy the Visa Officer that any visa sought should be granted.

Further information on the circumstances in which a person can seek to sponsor a family member to join them in the State are set out in the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification published on the INIS website at www.inis.gov.ie

The Deputy may wish to note that queries 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 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. In addition, members of the public may themselves e-mail queries relating to visa applications directly to INIS (visamail@justice.ie).