Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 November 2015
136. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if and when updated stamp 4 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow who previously had stamp 4 status for up to 15 years, during which time he was in full-time legitimate employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39938/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question was granted Long-Term Residency permission on 9 September 2010. This permission expired on 9 September 2015. I am further advised that by letter dated 10 July 2014, INIS wrote to the person concerned seeking clarification of a number of issues which may impact on any future renewal of this permission. I am informed that to date no response has been received to this 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 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.
