Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 January 2016
188. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and eligibility for naturalisation of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1781/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned wrote to INIS on 8 June 2015 requesting permission to register permission to reside in the State, which was granted in June, 2011, with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) in the absence of his EU Citizen spouse. I understand that INIS wrote to the person's legal representatives on 12 January, 2016 in relation to additional information required concerning a delay of four years by the person concerned in registering the permission. I am assured that the application will be considered further by INIS in the context of any response received.
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.
