Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013
896. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will reopen and reinvestigate a visa application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16521/13]
View answerThe visa application referred to by the Deputy was refused at first instance on 12 November, 2012 and an appeal against this decision was received in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) Dublin on 17 December, 2012. Following a full re-consideration by the Appeals Officer, the original decision to refuse was upheld on 4 March, 2013, as the finances available to the reference in Ireland were deemed insufficient and therefore the granting of the visa could result in a cost to public funds and public resources. Each visa application is entitled to one appeal only. However, it is open to the person concerned to make a fresh application at any time in the future should they be in a position to address the issues of concern raised by the Visa Officer.
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.
