Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2017
124. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to recent correspondence that issued in the case of a person (details supplied), if he will confirm receipt of the documentation within the relevant section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51405/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned made an application for a right of residency accompanied by a right to work based on their parentage of an Irish citizen child and which was received in the Department on 03 October 2017.
The INIS was in contact with the person concerned on 25 October 2017 seeking further information and clarification. Correspondence was submitted on 2 November 2017 in response to same. On 3 November 2017 the person concerned was requested to provide DNA evidence to satisfy the INIS as to the parentage of the Irish citizen child. The application will be processed on receipt of all of the required information.
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.
