Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 April 2014
143. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will facilitate the regularisation of residency in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17220/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a letter issued to the person referred to by the Deputy on 27th November 2013 in which additional documentation was requested in order to complete his application for Long Term Residency. As this documentation was not forthcoming within the specified time scale, the application was deemed inactive and closed on 28th February 2014. On the same date, this decision was notified to his representatives who were also informed that it was open to him to submit a new application to my Department when he was in a position to furnish all the required documentation.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by email 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 email service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
