Bernard Durkan
Ceist:272. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37161/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 18 September 2018
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Freagraí scríofa
I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that, in response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned.
Following consideration of these representations, it was decided, as an exceptional measure, to grant permission to remain in the State based on the applicant’s original stated identity, and this position applied from 10 December 2013, until 10 December 2019. The applicant subsequently advised the INIS that this was not his true identity or date of birth, but that his true identity and date of birth was different.
Given that the applicant's immigration history in his true identity was effective from Monday 18 June 2018, the rights of residency accumulated between 10 December 2013 and 18 June 2018 will not be regarded as 'reckonable residency' for citizenship or other purposes. This is quite simply because it was based on a false identity, and a false date of birth. However, any rights of residency accumulated from Monday 18 June 2018, onwards will be accepted as being 'reckonable'.
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.