Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2014
595. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if requested documentation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath has been now been received in respect of his application for his case to be considered under the Zambrano judgment, which was submitted on 7 April 2014. [25956/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned has applied for a right of residency in the State, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish born minor citizen child, and based also on the principles of the Zambrano Judgment. While an enquiry was received on 20th March, 2014 in relation to the lodgement of such an application, no supporting documentation was received until 23rd May, 2014. As the documentation submitted was deficient in a number of areas, a representative of the INIS wrote to the person concerned on 30th May, 2014 requesting further information and documentation. The position in the State of the person concerned will be further considered when the requested information and documentation has been received and is examined.
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.
