Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 September 2018
111. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if further consideration will be given to the case of a person (details supplied) with particular reference to updating their leave to remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39340/18]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied on 14/04/2016 for a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 and Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. They stated at that time that they were a sibling of a Union citizen.
The person concerned was informed on 06/04/2017 that their application had been refused. They were advised at that time that they had failed to submit satisfactory documentary evidence of their dependence on the EU citizen, including dependence prior to residing in the State. On the basis of the documents supplied, the person concerned had failed to establish that they were a permitted family member of a Union citizen in accordance with the Regulation 2015.
The person concerned requested a review of that decision on 15/05/2017, which is currently being processed. INIS will correspond with the person concerned should further documentation, information or clarification be required. Applications are dealt with in strict chronological order and a decision will issue to the person concerned in due course. Although the EU Treaty Rights Review Unit is experiencing delays in processing due to an unprecedented number of applications, there will be no avoidable delay in completing the application made by the person concerned and they should expect a decision on their application in the coming weeks.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS 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 INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
