Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
927. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1064 of 18 April 2023, if he will ensure that an original passport is returned to a person (details supplied) who submitted it as part of a visa application in respect of their father and which they now require urgently in order to travel for medical treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28302/23]
View answerI am informed that a response issued from my Department to the person referred to, on 19 May 2023, stating that there is no record of the visa office receiving the original passport. A copy of the passport was received in the visa office and this will be returned to the applicant.
The person referred to was also requested to confirm the address that the documentation should be forwarded to, however no response to this request has been received to date.
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 at 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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
