Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 23 Jun 1999

Vol. 506 No. 6

Written Answers. - Visa Applications.

Alan M. Dukes

Ceist:

95 Mr. Dukes asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in the case of an application (details supplied) to his Department by a Moldovan national to study here in view of the fact that an appeal against his Department's original decision to refuse the child a study visa was first submitted in September 1998 and the child's parents are extremely anxious to finalise details of her schooling arrangements for the next academic year. [16109/99]

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (Mr. O'Donoghue)

I regret that due to an oversight the decision on this appeal was not communicated to the applicant. However, having reviewed the matter, my Department is now prepared to approve a visa subject to confirmation that the applicant has been accepted as a pupil for the coming academic year in the school specified in the original visa application.