Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 October 2015
238. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a Stamp 4 can be renewed for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who is a patient of the Mater Hospital and who has three children, all born here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37103/15]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned had their permission to remain in the State renewed from 30th January, 2013 until 30th January, 2014 to enable them obtain a passport from their country of origin. This permission was further renewed up to 30th October, 2014 and the person concerned was advised again to obtain a passport from their country of origin.
With a view to having the case of the person concerned progressed, a representative of the INIS wrote to the person concerned on 21st May, 2015 requesting the submission of a specific document. There is no record of the requested document having been submitted to date. The position in the State of the person concerned can be further considered upon receipt of the requested documentation.
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.
