Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 May 2021
472. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice the position regarding the determination of eligibility for long-term residency and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22812/21]
View answerThe immigration case of the person concerned is impacted by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgment in the Chenchooliah case. The judgment in that case requires a new process to be developed in this State, in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 of the EU Free Movement Directive, to deal with the cases of third country nationals who have been deemed to come within the scope of the EU Free Movement Directive but for whom the circumstances which allowed those persons to remain in the State no longer pertain.
The required process is under development in my Department at present and should be finalised in the coming months. However, to be of assistance to the Deputy, I have asked that a representative of my Department would communicate directly with the person concerned in the coming days in relation to their position in the State.
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 (inisoireachtasmail@justice.ie), 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.
