Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2017
127. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of the application for residency status and permission to remain as the spouse of an Irish citizen in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7297/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned by the Deputy made an application to INIS at the beginning of February 2017.
All applications are dealt with in strict chronological order: the current expected processing time is approx 12 months. 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 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 Parliamentary Question 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.
