428. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the case of applicants for Irish visas who are members of the LGBT community, and whose home countries retain punitive laws against homosexuality and-or transgender persons, there exists a difficulty for these persons to supply full information to consular staff which may be required for certain types of visa if there is a risk that doing so would prompt a referral to the domestic authorities; the guarantees the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service offer to LGBT applicants in order that they can safely disclose all relevant information; if this is clearly communicated prior to application; if her attention has been drawn to any cases where this discrepancy led to an inadvertent rejection of a visa application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24161/14]

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428. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if, in the case of applicants for Irish visas who are members of the LGBT community, and whose home countries retain punitive laws against homosexuality and-or transgender persons, there exists a difficulty for these persons to supply full information to consular staff which may be required for certain types of visa if there is a risk that doing so would prompt a referral to the domestic authorities; the guarantees the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service offer to LGBT applicants in order that they can safely disclose all relevant information; if this is clearly communicated prior to application; if her attention has been drawn to any cases where this discrepancy led to an inadvertent rejection of a visa application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24161/14]

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