Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 November 2014
281. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the means whereby regularisation of residency status may be achieved in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Galway who are permanently employed here for the past eight years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45134/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department to refer the Deputy to my PQ replies on 03/04/2014 and 30/04/ 2014 to PQs No. 187 & 542 regarding the options open to this family. I am informed that to date no application has yet been received by INIS as outlined in those replies.
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.
