Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
409. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in regularising the residency of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36056/15]
View answerI 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, on a stamp 4 basis, on 20 October, 2008. This permission was subsequently renewed with the latest permission granted up to 2 July, 2016.
Insofar as the issue concerning the person's GNIB card is concerned, I am advised that certificates of registration (GNIB Cards) are issued by the Garda National Immigration Bureau and INIS have no statutory or administrative responsibility in such matters. It is open to the person concerned to contact their local Garda registration office.
Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to 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.
