Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 July 2015
150. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a residency card or a temporary travel document will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28012/15]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State for one year in 2000 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA national parents of Irish born citizen children. This permission has been regularly renewed and is currently valid until 22 November, 2016. The Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) have advised that a GNIB registration card has been processed in respect of the person concerned and efforts have been made by the local Immigration Officer to bring this to the attention of the person concerned. In that regard, I am also informed that it is open to the person concerned to attend at their local Immigration Registration Office to collect the GNIB card.
I am further informed by the INIS that it is also open to the person concerned to apply for an Irish Temporary Travel Document if they do not possess a valid national passport to facilitate their travel needs. Details of how to make an application for an Irish Temporary Travel Document can be found on the INIS website, www.inis.gov. ie.
The Deputy will be aware that queries in relation to the status of or advice on 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 INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
