Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 May 2017
111. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision on an application for permission to remain in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be issued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26127/17]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application was received at the end of January 2017, from the person mentioned by the Deputy, for permission to remain in the State as the spouse of an Irish National and that the application is being processed. All applications are dealt with in strict chronological order and the processing of application can take a number of months.
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 Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
