Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 27 September 2018
112. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) has permission to remain here as the spouse of an Irish national who currently cannot be considered along with their spouse for accommodation purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39341/18]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for permission to reside in the State was received from the person concerned on 3 April, 2018, based on their marriage to an Irish national.
The Deputy will appreciate that such applications are dealt with in chronological order. It should be noted that marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State and I understand that INIS will write to the person concerned in relation to the progress of their application in due course.
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.
