I wish to inform the Deputy that the person to whom he refers was granted permission to remain in the State in March of 2002 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish citizen children. The most recent permission to remain granted to the person in question expired on 6 April, 2009.
I am informed that the person concerned presented at the offices of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) on 2 February, 2010 but was not in possession of a valid passport and was unable to provide satisfactory evidence of having been continuously resident in the State. Consequently, the person in question was advised to write to my Department at INIS, PO Box 10003, Dublin 2, but, to date, has failed to do so. I am further advised that as the registration card issued by the GNIB to the person concerned, and which she presented on 2 February, 2010 had expired, it was retained by GNIB in accordance with standard procedures.
The person concerned is advised to contact my Department at the address provided in order to clarify the issues raised with her by the Garda National Immigration Bureau. Any correspondence received will be assessed by the relevant officials and the person concerned will be contacted directly and informed of any decisions made regarding her status in the State.