Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 March 2015
152. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options open to regularise their residency in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9773/15]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first person referred to by the Minister arrived in the State on 3 October 2007 and was granted temporary immigration permission on Stamp 2 (student) Conditions. Their immigration permission expired on 9 July 2014 and they have remained in the State without immigration permission since that date. I understand that this person was informed by officials in INIS, in February 2015, that their application for an extension of student permission was refused and was advised that, unless they could secure alternative immigration, they were required to leave the State.
The second person referred to by the Deputy entered the State on 21 September 2009 and was granted temporary immigration permission to remain in the State on Stamp 2 (student) Conditions. Their immigration permission expired on 17 October 2012 and they have remained in the State without immigration permission since that date. The second person referred to by the Deputy has remained unlawfully in the State since and was also advised by my officials in February 2015, that their application for an extension of student permission was refused. The second person mentioned was advised that, unless they could secure alternative immigration, they were required to leave 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.
