The procedures for non-EEA workers applying for family reunification are outlined on my Department's website. These procedures can be found under the visa section as only visa-required family members are currently obliged to apply in advance for family reunification. The spouses and minor dependent children of non-EEA workers who are not visa-required are permitted to come to Ireland without visas. However, the sponsor or primary migrant must demonstrate that he or she is in a position to support the family members when registering with the Garda national immigration bureau. As the provisions for family reunification for migrant workers have been adopted quite recently, they do not appear in the current 2004 edition of the Department's section 16 reference book. The section 16 reference book is due to be updated in 2007.