Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2017
275. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the application for a visitors visa by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30881/17]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the visa application referred to was refused by the Visa Office in Dublin on 28 June 2017. The decision was communicated to the applicant who was advised that an appeal may be submitted within two months of the date of the visa refusal. If an appeal is to be made, the applicant should bear in mind the refusal reasons communicated and be in a position to address them.
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.
