I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Residence Division have no record of having received an application for residency in the State on the basis of being in a de facto relationship with an Irish national or resident in respect of the person referred to.
The person concerned should be advised by the Deputy to write immediately to the Residence Division of INIS setting out the reasons why they have remained unlawfully present in the State since 2011 and the basis on which they feel that should be afforded residency given their party to a relationship referred to as permanent.
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 Question 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.