Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 November 2016
103. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35597/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was granted a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on parentage of an Irish citizen child on 26 August, 2015. An application for renewal of residency was received in the relevant Section of the INIS on 13 September, 2016. The application is under consideration at present and the INIS will be in contact with the person concerned when the case has been finalised.
The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been 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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in questions where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
