Tony McLoughlin
Question:142. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the delays in processing applications for join or accompany EU family member C visas by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service are due to an ongoing Garda operation named Operation Vantage; if all new applicants will be affected by this operation; if, as disclosed at an immigration judicial review on 19 February 2016 in the High Court (details supplied), there is a backlog of 7,000 EU treaty rights visa applications waiting to be processed; her plans to tackle this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10567/16]
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