Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
374. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in determining a matter under the removals section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service under regulation 20 of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons Regulations) 2006 and 2008 for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36298/15]
View answer405. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 29 September 2015 in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 whose three children, aged five, eight and nine, were all born here, notwithstanding her failure to renew their entitlement to remain in the State as a spouse of a European Union national, if favourable consideration may be given to the facts of the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36052/15]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 374 and 405 together.
I refer the Deputy to the reply given to his recent Parliamentary Question No. 373 of 29 September 2015. The status of the person concerned remains as set out in that reply, as follows.
I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted permission to remain in the State as the Spouse of an EU National who was exercising their EU Treaty Rights in this State. This permission to remain was valid until 24th January 2012. This permission was not renewed as the person concerned failed to submit satisfactory evidence of the EU citizen exercising his EU Treaty Rights in the State for a continuous period of five years. The person concerned was notified of this decision by letter dated 9th July 2012 and has not had permission to be in the State since that date. The matter is now being considered by the Removals Section of INIS under Regulation 20 of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons Regulations) 2006 and 2008.
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 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.
