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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 January 2011

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Ceisteanna (514, 515)

Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

563 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the position regarding an application for family reunification in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1032/11]

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Freagraí scríofa

I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy made an application for Family Reunification on behalf of his wife in June 2005 and a decision issued to the person referred to by the Deputy refusing the application in July 2007.

I am further informed that the person referred to by the Deputy made a new application for Family Reunification on behalf of his wife in April 2009. The new application was forwarded to the Refugee Applications Commissioner for investigation as required under Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996.

The investigation has been completed and the Commissioner has forwarded a report to INIS.

The application is currently under consideration by INIS. INIS are currently waiting for an inter-departmental report, upon receipt of same INIS will contact the applicant.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual Immigration cases may be made direct to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.

Bernard J. Durkan

Ceist:

564 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if Stamp 4 will be offered to the spouse of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1033/11]

Amharc ar fhreagra

I wish to inform the Deputy that the spouse of the person concerned initially entered the State on a Join Spouse "D" visa in December 2006. I am informed that he was subsequently granted permission to remain in the State under Stamp 3 conditions from 14 September 2009 until 21 June 2011 by the Garda National Immigration Bureau. I am not aware of any application for a change of status under section 4(7) of the Immigration Act 2004 having been received from the person concerned to date but should add that any such application should be submitted to the IBC Unit, PO Box 10003, Dublin 1.

I should remind the Deputy that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by Email using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. The service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek this information through the more administratively expensive Parliamentary Questions process.

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