Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 June 2017
115. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 9 of May 2017, the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied). [29429/17]
View answerI refer to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 9 May 2017.
I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that it has not received any correspondence or an application for an immigration permission from the person concerned. The person mentioned by the Deputy should be advised to present themselves to their local Immigration Office as soon as possible.
From the limited information provided, it appears that the person concerned may never have had permission to remain in the State, and they should be aware that under Section 5 of the Immigration Act 2004 it is unlawful for a non-national to be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given by the Minister for Justice and Equality. A person who contravenes such a requirement may have committed an offence and if found guilty is liable, under section 13 of the Immigration Act 2004, to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
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.
