Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an appeal for a visa in the case persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2728/21]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The visa applications referred to by the Deputy were refused by the Visa Office in Abuja on 2 November 2020. The reasons for this decision were set out in the refusal letter sent to the applicants at that time.

The refusal letter also sets out whether or not the applicants are allowed to appeal. Where an appeal is allowed, there is no fee for such an appeal. An appeal must arrive with the Visa Office within two months of the date on the letter of refusal. If the appeal is late, the original visa decision cannot be changed. However, the applicants may also make a new visa application if they wish. I am advised that, to date, no appeal applications have been received in respect of these applications.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department 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 is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.