Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
86. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in order to regularise the status in the case of persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25017/16]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they are not in receipt of any application from the persons concerned to regularise their residency status. I should add that there is no record of the persons concerned having legally entered the State. In the circumstances, I would suggest that they make an application and give full details of their current circumstances in the State, including details of their Irish citizen child, to enable a decision to be made in their case.
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 long awaited
