Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 September 2012
157. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a new Garda National Immigration Bureau card will be issued in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 who obtained a new passport recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41192/12]
View answerThe person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State in 1999, under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born children born in the State before 1 January, 2005. This permission was renewed on a regular basis by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) with the last renewal period expiring on 12 April, 2011.
I am informed that the person concerned attempted to register with the GNIB on 20 September, 2012. However, given that his previous registration had lapsed for over 12 months, his registration was not processed and he was advised to contact the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) with a view to regularising his status in the State. Accordingly, the person concerned should now make a formal written renewal request to INIS, PO Box 10003, Dublin 2. Upon receipt of such request, his case will be examined and a decision made on his future status in the State. This decision and the consequences of the decision will be conveyed in writing to the person concerned.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
