Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 July 2018
151. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if sympathetic consideration will be given to a family reunification application in the case of a person (details supplied); if a decision can be made on humanitarian grounds in view of the urgency of the person's situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29982/18]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy does not currently have an application for Family Reunification with the Family Reunification Section.
The person referred to by the Deputy had, on the 20 January 2015, submitted an application in respect an adult child to the Family Reunification section. The person referred to by the Deputy was advised that this application had been refused in a letter dated 6 November 2015.
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.
