Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
578. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if all documentation required by his Department, which were sent by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 20 have been received in his Department notwithstanding the conflicting correspondence of the 31 May 2013, 18 June 2013 and 9 August 2013 regarding this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36702/13]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person concerned was the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 20 April 2010. The Deportation Order was revoked on 23 May 2013 following receipt of representations from the person's legal representative.
An application for residency in the State arising from marriage to an Irish national was subsequently received in the Spouse of Irish National Unit of INIS on 31 May 2013. The person concerned was advised on the same date that their application for residency arising from marriage to an Irish national would be treated as an application received during January 2013 on account of their previous correspondence with INIS and their immigration history which has the effect of expediting their application.
The latest position is that INIS wrote to the legal representative of the person concerned on 16 July 2013 seeking the submission of documentation required in order to finalise their application and that a response to same is awaited.
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.
