Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 23 September 2015
82. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if permission can be facilitated to remain in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32337/15]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned by the Deputy is present in the State on foot of a Working Holiday Authorisation which expired on 31 August 2015: this person should have left the State following the expiration of this permission.
I understand that a comprehensive letter issued to this person on 19 August 2015 which mentioned the immigration options which are available to enable this person to remain legally in the State. It was open to this person to explore these options if they wished to remain here. No further application for permission to remain has been received from this person to date.
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.
