Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 October 2012
510. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the steps needed to be taken in the renewal of an expired Garda National Immigration Bureau card as the previous card has been misplaced and thus social welfare payments have been stopped in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46333/12]
View answerThe permission to remain in the State of the person concerned expired on 8 September, 2012. As this person is now currently out of permission to remain in the State, he should attend the GNIB to register and to advise them of his misplaced GNIB card.
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.
