Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 June 2017
155. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status including eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30625/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned had permission to remain in the State, on stamp 4 conditions, up to 30th June, 2015. They applied to have that permission to remain renewed for a further period.
During the course of the consideration of the permission to remain renewal application, it was noted that the person concerned had been absent from the State for significant periods during the period of their permission to remain. Queries were raised with the person concerned, seeking to have these significant absences explained.
By letter dated 27th September, 2016, a representative of the INIS wrote to the legal representative of the person concerned advising that their client's permission to remain would not be renewed, as the person concerned had not been ordinarily and continuously resident in the State. It was also pointed out in that letter that their client was being given a period of 15 working days within which to submit reasons as to why that course of action should not be pursued. Neither the person concerned nor their legal representative has responded to that letter. The permission to remain renewal application made by the person concerned will therefore now be considered based on the information and documentation already on file. Once that process has been completed, the person concerned will be advised of the decision made.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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.
