Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 2 February 2017
71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when stamp 4 will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5145/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned applied for a right of residency, accompanied by a right to work, based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child. The application was received in the relevant Division of the INIS on 19 May 2015. After consideration of the case a decision letter to grant residency to the person concerned was issued by registered post on 25 January 2016. This correspondence was returned by An Post to the Department with an undelivered stamp marked " Gone Away". On receipt of communication from the person concerned the decision letter was re-issued by registered post on 9 December 2016 to their new address.
The Deputy may wish to note that 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 services 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 email service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
