Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2018
307. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of an application for residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); when the application is expected to be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37612/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the application by the person concerned is among a number of cases under consideration by INIS which were impacted pending the outcome of the Luximon and Balchand Supreme Court cases earlier this year. Officials in INIS are currently finalising a response to the judgment and I expect to be announcing details of the response in the next few weeks.
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.
