Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons granted family reunification under section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996, as amended in 2015, 2016 and 2017; the number who held Irish citizenship at the time of their family reunification application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46147/17]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996, as amended, made provision for recognised refugees to apply to the Minister for permission to be granted to a member of his or her family to enter and reside in the State.  The number of persons granted family reunification under the provisions of Section 18 of the Act for the years requested by the Deputy is shown in the table below.

I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Citizenship Service (INIS) of my Department that the provisions for family reunification under the Refugee Act do not extend to Irish citizens and therefore records are not maintained in such a way as to provide the information requested.