Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 February 2014
198. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when an appointment might be made to attend at the Irish Nationalisation and Immigration Service to facilitate update of stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8789/14]
View answerThe person concerned had her permission to remain in the State renewed for a further three year period, to 19 November, 2016. This decision was conveyed in writing to the person concerned by registered letter dated 18 November, 2013. This communication advised the person concerned of her legal obligation, under Section 9 (2) (a) of the Immigration Act 2004, to complete the registration process at her local Immigration Registration Office.
I am advised that the renewal decision letter referred to was returned undelivered to the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, marked "no such address". Given that a different address is included with the Deputy's Question, arrangements will be made to have the decision letter re-issued to that latter address in the coming days.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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.
