Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 July 2018
149. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if provision can be made for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29978/18]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that no current application for family reunification has been submitted to the Family Reunification section by the person referred to by the Deputy.
Only a person who has a refugee declaration or a subsidiary protection declaration currently in force may apply for family reunification under Section 56 (1) of the International Protection Act 2015. This application should be made within 12 months of the giving under Section 47 of the refugee declaration or a subsidiary protection declaration, to the sponsor concerned and may only be made in respect of the family members referred to in Section56 (9) of the International protection Act.
A person who is an Irish Citizen is not eligible to submit an application for Family Reunification under the International Protection Act 2015. They may, however, be eligible to submit an application under the Non EEA Policy Document on Family Reunification.
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.
