Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2019
268. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if a passport for a person (details supplied) in County Cork in direct provision will be returned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4307/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI 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.
Please be advised that all passport requests for applicants whose case is under consideration under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, as amended, should be made in writing to the Acknowledgements Unit, Repatriation Division, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, Department of Justice and Equality, 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.
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.
