Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 December 2013
191. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status and eligibility for update in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52379/13]
View answerThe person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State for three years, under stamp 4 conditions in 2008. This permission was renewed for a further three years in 2011, until 29 December, 2014. However the person concerned failed to register this permission to remain with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) at this time.
I am informed that on 8 July, 2013, the person concerned sought to have her permission registered with her local Immigration Officer, GNIB. However, her request was refused due to the considerable time lapse between renewal of permission to remain and her attempt to register this permission. She was advised to write to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department regarding same.
Correspondence was received from the person concerned on 19 November, 2013. Currently, the case file of the person concerned is being reviewed by my officials in the INIS and she will be contacted shortly requesting clarification of her current family situation.
Queries in relation to general immigration matters 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.
