Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 September 2015
116. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and/or expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is a parent of an Irish citizen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32504/15]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to is the subject of a Deportation Order made on 18 April 2015 and therefore has no entitlement to residency in the State. Judicial Review proceedings were issued on 14 May 2015 challenging the Deportation Order and accordingly, as the matter is sub judice I do not propose to comment further.
Separately, the person concerned has made an application on 29 July 2015 for residency based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. This application is currently being considered by my Department.
I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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 through the more expensive Parliamentary Questions process.
