Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 2 November 2016
71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position on residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32551/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned made an application for a residence card, under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2015 on 6 January 2016.
I understand that INIS wrote to the person concerned on 4 March 2016 seeking additional information and documentation it considered necessary to process this application. To date no additional information and documentation has been received from the person concerned. INIS expects to make a decision on this application shortly based on the information on file at that time. The Deputy will appreciate that the onus is on the person concerned to provide the information requested, as failure to provide same may have an adverse affect on the outcome of this application.
The Deputy may wish to note that 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.
