Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 May 2012
234 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when a Stamp 4 update will issue in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; if he will provide a history of the case to date and progress therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22352/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe person concerned was granted temporary permission to remain in the State in 2000 under the arrangements then in place for the non-EEA parents of Irish born children. This permission was renewed subsequently and the latest permission expired on 30 November, 2010. I am informed that the person concerned applied to the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) to have his permission renewed prior to December 2010. However, his registration was not processed due to concerns regarding his being part of a family unit.
The person concerned then wrote to the Irish National Immigration Service in January 2011 to seek permission to remain in the State. He was requested to provide documentation regarding his family circumstances and his finances. Some documentation was supplied by the person concerned in March 2011 but was insufficient to prove his family circumstances and further documentation were requested during 2011 and again in January 2012. The requested full documentation was finally received on 9 February, 2012 in INIS and following recent consideration of his case file, my officials will be writing to the person concerned very shortly regarding the renewal of his permission to remain in the State.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS 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 from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
