Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 October 2015
232. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which long-term residency and naturalisation is available for a person (details supplied) in County Longford, who has been in employment here on foot of a work permit and Stamp 4 for nine years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37093/15]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the individual in question has an application in the final stages of processing. Further documentation was requested recently and it is anticipated that a decision letter will issue shortly.
The Deputy will be aware that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been 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 Parliamentary Question 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.
