Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 January 2015
141. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to upgrading residency status from stamp 2 to stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who is in a position to provide vital back-up care to a family in unique and compelling circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2078/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy has not made an application to INIS. If the person referred to wishes to change their immigration status and has compelling reasons to do so, they should make an application to INIS outlining the reasons for the request.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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 the way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
