Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 September 2014
150. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will use her absolute discretion to facilitate the upgrading of status to stamp 4 to facilitate the regularisation of her residency position in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35082/14]
View answerI am informed by my officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy has made an application for residence in the State. This application is currently receiving attention.
The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been established specifically 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 INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
