Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 February 2016
261. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a long stay visa in respect of a family (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3975/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application referred to by the Deputy is currently under consideration, and officials will be in contact with the applicant and sponsor as soon as a decision is made.
The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited. In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to INIS (visamail@justice.ie).
