Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 March 2013
202. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the eligibility for a passport in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15914/13]
View answerFrom an immigration perspective, the persons concerned have been granted permission to remain in the State for the three year period ending 15th October, 2015, following the consideration of their respective cases under Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). These decisions were conveyed in writing to the persons concerned by individual letters dated 15th October, 2012. The two children of the persons concerned were included as child dependants in their mother's decision letter.
The Deputy should note that responsibility for the issuing of passports is vested in the Irish Passport Office. Therefore, the persons concerned, or indeed the Deputy on their behalf, may wish to pursue any matters relating to the possible acquisition of an Irish passport for their child with the Irish Passport Office. The Deputy might also wish to note that the provisions of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended by the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 2004, sets out the residency conditions which must be met by third country national parents before a child born to them in this State can qualify for Irish citizenship.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
