Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 December 2013
193. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the appropriate authorisation will issue to facilitate travel to the UK to obtain passport documentation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52381/13]
View answerThe person concerned is a sibling of an Irish born citizen child of non-EEA parents, born in the State prior to 1 January, 2005, whose mother was granted temporary permission to remain in the State on 24 January, 2006 under the revised arrangements for the non-EEA national parents of children born in Ireland prior to January, 2005, commonly known as the IBC/05 Scheme.
The person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State on 11 April, 2008, in line with the period of permission already granted to her mother. The permission of the person concerned was subsequently renewed and is due to expire on 31 January, 2014.
An Irish Temporary Travel Document issued to the person concerned by registered post on 29 November 2013 to facilitate her travel needs in order to procure a national passport. I wish to thank the Deputy for the documentation which has been supplied on behalf of the person concerned. Her case is currently being examined and a decision regarding renewal of permission to remain in the State will be conveyed to her in writing in the near future.
Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department 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.
