Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2020
966. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay for a review by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, of the EU treaty rights of a person (details supplied) who has applied for citizenship. [16027/20]
View answerAn EU Treaty Rights review application was received from the person referred to by the Deputy in December 2017 and is due to be considered in the coming weeks. This review is in respect of a negative decision made on an application for retention of a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen. The length of time it takes to process applications may vary depending on a number of factors, including the volume of applications on hand.
The Immigration Service Delivery of my Department has unfortunately been experiencing delays due to the COVID-19 crisis and staff have very limited access to their offices and to the relevant case files. However, it is expected that the person concerned should receive a determination on their application within the next four weeks.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to 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 is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
