Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 October 2013
406. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if upgrade and extension of residency will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44527/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy entered the State as a student on 5 October 2009 and registered on Student conditions on 23 October 2009. This permission expired on 13 October 2012. If this person has been present in the State since that date he has been unlawfully present. This would be in breach of Section 5 (1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non-Irish national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to him or her by or on behalf of the Minister. Furthermore Section 5(2) of the Act provides that a non-Irish national who is in the State in contravention of subsection (1) is for all purposes unlawfully present in the State. It would appear, from the information supplied by the Deputy, that the person concerned is unlawfully present in the State. This is, of course, a matter of serious concern and officials of INIS will be in touch with the person concerning his position here.
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.
