153 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will consider the points raised in correspondence (details supplied) on the reunification of a family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2829/11]

The person concerned has to date made a number of visa applications for various purposes, none of which has been successful. The Deputy will already be aware of the particular circumstances and refusal reasons concerning all of the applications to date for the person concerned, as these were outlined in some detail in my letter to the Deputy dated 21 August 2009. The Deputy will be aware from that letter that previous visa applications were refused for several reasons unconnected with this person's relationship with an Irish Born Child (IBC). I can advise the Deputy that a fresh visa application is currently under consideration. That consideration will take into account all of the available information. It is expected that a decision on this application will be made shortly.