Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2014
156. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a current and valid stamp 4 will be returned to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who was in full-time employment here on foot of a work permit for eight years but had to return to their homeland for family reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30627/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that applicant was granted Long-Term Residency permission on 9 September 2010. I understand that the applicant's permission remains valid and has not to date been withdrawn. I am further advised that information made available to INIS indicates that since the granting of his Long-Term Residency in September 2010, the applicant was not resident in the State for a period in excess of three years. As the person concerned has been outside the State for a number of years, they should be advised to write to the Residence Division, Unit 3, INIS, 13-14 Burgh Quay with regard to their permission in the State.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
