Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 November 2014
122. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in respect of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43648/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State in 1999 under the arrangements then applicable to the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. This permission was renewed on a regular basis by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), with the latest permission granted to him expiring on 26 March, 2014.
The person concerned applied to the INIS for renewal of permission to remain in the State on 21 May, 2014. He was requested to provide documentary evidence regarding his financial situation and continuous residence in the State and some documentation was received on 30 September, 2014, including his passport, which on examination showed that he was absent from the State for considerable periods of time. The person concerned was then requested to provide additional documentation and information in regard to his travel outside the State by letter dated 7 October, 2014. To date, no reply has been received. Upon receipt of a response and appropriate documentation, his case will be examined by the relevant officials in INIS and a decision on his future status in the State communicated to him in due course.
I should remind the Deputy that 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 specially established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary questions process.
