Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 September 2020
654. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Justice if the refusal of the review of an application by a person (details supplied) will be overturned under the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015, in view of the fact that the factual basis upon which the decision was made has been refuted by the applicant in a letter to the head of the unit. [24947/20]
View answerThe Immigration Service of my Department advises that the individual referred to was refused a residence card on 22 November 2017, as they were not in compliance with the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015. I also understand that the Immigration Service received a request for a review of that decision on 5 December 2017.
Following a thorough analysis of the case, an EU Treaty Rights (EUTR) Review decision was reached, which found that the deciding officer in the initial consideration of this case had not erred in fact or in law in reaching the decision of 22 November 2017. All information available to the deciding officer at the time of the Review decision was fully taken into account. A notification upholding the original decision was issued to the individual concerned on 29 July 2020.
The latest correspondence received from the individual regarding their case, does not appear to contain any new information that would have materially altered my Departments’ consideration in the matter.
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.
