Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2016
375. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status, eligibility for naturalisation, and eligibility for a work permit of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5995/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that a decision letter issued to the person mentioned on 16 February 2016 setting out their position in the State. This person was also informed of their options in January 2013 and in February 2015. As this person was in the State as a student their residency permission is not reckonable for the purposes of naturalisation. Should this person wish to enter employment in the State they must obtain a Work Permit to do so. The issuing of Work Permits is a matter for the Employment Permits Division of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
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.
