Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 February 2014
195. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8786/14]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department, that the person referred to by the Deputy currently does not have an application pending with INIS. This person first registered as a student on 12 November 2010. His permission to remain on that basis expired on 8 October 2013. This person should be advised to examine the new student pathway on the Department's website www.inis.gov.ie.
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.
