Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 October 2014
112. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the respective residency statuses in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40833/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, following the refusal of the asylum applications of the persons concerned, they proceeded to lodge applications for subsidiary protection. These latter applications were subsequently withdrawn.
The case files of the persons concerned will now be considered in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) and Section 5 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended). All representations submitted, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered in advance of final decisions being made.
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.
