Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 December 2016
127. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the decision to grant a person (details supplied) a one-year visa with a view to extending this term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39958/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. The application was received in the relevant section of the INIS on 15 September, 2015. The Deputy will appreciate that applications are considered on a case by case basis having regard to the particular individual circumstances, including, inter alia, information and supporting documentation setting out the role the applicant plays in the Irish citizen child's life.
Based on the information submitted, the application was refused on 22 December 2015. Leave to Remain was granted, however, for one year as an exceptional measure which was renewable and has been subsequently renewed up to 22 November, 2017.
The Deputy may wish to note that 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.
